is a passenger

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located in the city of Ukiha,

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, Japan. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the

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and is located 26.4 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of one

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and

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s serving three tracks at grade. Two sidings branch off track 1. The station is a modern structure but built in a traditional Japanese style with white plaster ''namako'' walls to recall the white plaster traditional houses which are a tourist attraction in former Yoshii town nearby. The station building houses a waiting room and a ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. 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 POS machine but does not have a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility.

Platforms

file:Platform of Chikugo-Yoshii Station 2.jpg, A view of the station platforms and tracks.

History

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(JGR) opened on 24 December 1928 as the eastern terminus of a track from during the first phase of the construction of the

. Chikugo-Yoshii became a through-station on 11 July 1931 when the track was extended east to . With the privatization of

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 549 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 233ed among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

*Yoshii town traditional houses. A group of traditional buildings built with '' namako'' white plaster walls for fire-proofing in a style known as ''dozo dzukuri''. The district is located near the station and has been officially classified as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. file:Chikugo-Yoshii04s5s3200.jpg, Traditional houses in Yoshii town. The station building is built to resemble them.

References

External links

Chikugo-Yoshii (JR Kyushu)
{{Kyūdai Main Line Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Stations of Kyushu Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Ukiha, Fukuoka