Yoshino Station (Fukuoka)

Coordinates: 33°04′33″N 130°27′59″E / 33.07583°N 130.46639°E / 33.07583; 130.46639
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JB  25  Yoshino Station

吉野駅
Kyushu Railway Company
JR Kyushu
Line(s)JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance141.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku ticket window
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 March 1991 (1991-03-16)
Passengers
FY2020491 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ginsui
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Wataze
towards Mojikō
Location
Yoshino Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Yoshino Station
Yoshino Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Yoshino Station is located in Japan
Yoshino Station
Yoshino Station
Yoshino Station (Japan)
Map

Yoshino Station (吉野駅, Yoshino-eki) is a passenger

JR Kyushu. [1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the

Mojiko.[3]
Only local services on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two

Sugoca charge machine and card reader. There is no waiting room but seats are provided at the shelters on the platforms. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

Since 2010, the staffing of the ticket window has been entrusted to the Ōmuta Tourist Association.[5] The ticket window is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6]

Platforms

1 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Ōmuta, Kumamoto and Yatsushiro
2 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Tosu and Hakata

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 16 March 1991 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 491 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 247th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 393 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 244th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]。

Surrounding area

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Ariake Shinsei High School
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Omuta Kita High School
  • Meiko Gakuen Junior and Senior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "吉野" [Ginsui]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951654
    .
  4. ^ "吉野駅に訪問" [Visit to Yoshino Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "JR銀水駅・吉野駅業務引継ぎ式" [JR Ginsui, Yoshino Station business takeover ceremony]. Ōmuta Tourist Association. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  6. ^ "吉野駅" [Yoshino Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
    .
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Yoshino Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons

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