Higashi-Mizumaki_Station

Higashi-Mizumaki Station

Higashi-Mizumaki Station

Railway station in Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Higashi-Mizumaki Station (東水巻駅, Higashi-Mizumaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

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Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 13.5 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station is located on a piece of land where the two tracks of the Chikuhō Main Line diverge. The station building, a modern timber structure, is in between the tracks and houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Steps or ramps lead up to a triangular piece of land with platforms on two sides, the station building occupying the base of the triangle. The two platforms thus be considered a very broad island platform or two widely separate side platforms.[2][3][4]

Platforms

1 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Kurate, Nōgata
2 ■ JC Chikuhō Main Line for Orio, Wakamatsu
  • Entrance to the platforms from the station building. Note the platforms to the left and right of the wide, landscaped triangle.

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing Chikuhō Main Line track.[5][6]

On 4 March 2017, Higashi-Mizumaki, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 324 boarding passengers, making it the 267th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[8]。

Surrounding area

  • Mizumaki Kyoritsu Hospital
  • Suihoku Daiichi Hospital
  • Mizumaki Town Mizumaki Minami Junior High School

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 73. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. [3]
    "東水巻駅" [Higashi-Mizumaki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. [4]
    "木の香りに包まれて☆東水巻駅・その１" [Wrapped in the fragrance of timber Higashi-Mizumaki Station Part 1]. sararuru17.blog.fc2.com. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2018. First of three blog entries with detailed photographic coverage of the station layout.
  5. [5]
    Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. [6]
    Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 785. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. [7]
    "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  8. [8]
    "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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