Araki Station (Fukuoka)

Coordinates: 33°16′34″N 130°30′09″E / 33.2761°N 130.5025°E / 33.2761; 130.5025
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JB  18  Araki Station

荒木駅
Kyushu Railway Company
JR Kyushu
Line(s)JB Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance118.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4 + 1 passing loop + numerous sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1910 (1910-04-20)
Passengers
FY20201,029 daily
Rank132nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Nishimuta
JB  19 
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line
Local
 Kurume
JB  17 
towards Mojikō
Hainuzuka
JB  20 
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line
Rapid
Location
Araki Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Araki Station
Araki Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Araki Station is located in Japan
Araki Station
Araki Station
Araki Station (Japan)
Map

Araki Station (荒木駅, Araki-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

The station is served by the

Mojiko.[2]
Local and rapid services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks at grade. A passing loop (track 5) runs to the east of platform/track 4. Further east are numerous sidings. Beyond them are the elevated tracks of the Kyushu Shinkansen which does not have a station here. The station building is a modern concrete block structure with a circular skylight. It houses a staffed ticket window and a narrow waiting area. Access to the island platforms is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

Platforms

1, 2 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Tosu, Hakata
3, 4 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Ōmuta and Kumamoto
  • View from platform 4, showing the passing loop and sidings to the east (right) and the elevated Shinkansen tracks.
    View from platform 4, showing the passing loop and sidings to the east (right) and the elevated Shinkansen tracks.

History

The station was opened by

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 20 April 1910 as an additional station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 132nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]。

Surrounding area

  • Kurume City Araki Junior High School
  • Kurume City Araki Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^
    ISBN 9784062951654
    .
  3. ^ "荒木" [Araki]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. ^ "荒木駅に訪問" [Visit to Araki Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ "荒木駅" [Araki Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  8. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

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