is a passenger

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located in Nijō-Fukae, in the city of Itoshima,

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. It is operated by

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(JR Kyushu). This station is where through-service trains from the

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Kūkō Line (Airport Line) normally terminate.

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 20.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of an

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serving two tracks with an elevated station building.The station is staffed.

Platforms

Chikuzen-Fukae Station 20181123-3.jpg, South exit（November 2018） Entrance of Chikuzen-Fukae Station.jpg, Wicket Gate（November 2018） JRKyushu-Chikuhi-line-Chikuzen-fukae-station-platform-20091102.jpg, Platform（November 2009） Chikuzen-Fukae Station 20161101-2.jpg, Former station building, demolished March 25, 2018

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway opened a track between and on 5 December 1923 with Chikuzen-Fukae opening as an intermediate station between the two on 1 April 1924. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937,

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(JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. The new station building and station passageway were opened on 26 March 2018.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 701 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 181st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

*Itoshima City Office Nijō Branch (former Nijō Town Hall) * Japan National Route 202

References

External links

Chikuzen-Fukae Station (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Chikuhi Line Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Stations of Kyushu Railway Company Itoshima, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub