is a junction passenger

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located in

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, Japan. It is jointly operated by

JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait be ...

and the

Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau The serves Fukuoka, Japan. The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines. All stations are equipped with automatic platf ...

. The station symbol of the subway station is a

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in yellow, symbolising nearby Odo yacht harbour ( ja).

Lines

The station is the nominal eastern

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of the

Chikuhi Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, connecting Meinohama Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka (and via a subway through service, Fukuoka itself) to Karatsu Station in Karatsu, Saga, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu to Imari Station in Imari, ...

and is located 44.8 km from the opposing terminus of the line at ; however, most trains continue past Meinohama for another 11.6 kilometers to terminate at .Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station. The station is also the terminus of the 13.1 kilometer Kūkō Line on the

Fukuoka City Subway The serves Fukuoka, Japan. The lines are operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Unlike most other public operators in Japan, the company only operates subways without any bus lines. All stations are equipped with automatic platf ...

Station layout

This is an elevated station with two

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serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. The inner tracks are used by the Fukuoka City Subway and the outer tracks by JR Kyushu, permitting ease of interchange. The station is staffed.

Platforms

File:Meinohama-STA West-Gate.jpg, Ticket gates File:Meinohama-STA Home1-2.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 File:Meinohama-STA Home3-4.jpg, Platforms 3 and 4 File:Meinohama Station Sign 3.jpg, Station sign *Some trains leaving from track 2 and 3 stop at all stations to and continue on

Hakozaki Line The is a rapid transit, subway line, which forms part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It connects Nakasu-Kawabata Station, Nakasu-Kawabata in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Hakata Ward with Kaizuka Station (Fukuoka), Kaiz ...

. *Track 2 and 3 are connected to Fukuoka City Subway Meinohama rolling stock maintenance depot near Shimoyamato Station

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between and on 5 December 1923. By 1 April 1924, the line had been extended eastwards to . In the third phase of expansion, the line was extended further east with opening as the new eastern terminus on 15 April 1925. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937,

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national rail transport, railway system directly operated by the until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Railways Group. Name The English name "Japanese ...

(JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the

. On 22 March 1983, electrification of the track between Meinohama Station and Karatsu Station is completed and the track from Meinohama Station to Hakata Station is discontinued. The

Number 1 Line (now the Kūkō Line) opens accompanied by a mutual operating agreement between it and 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4690 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 31st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. During the same period, the Fukuoka City Subway portion of the station recorded 36,269 passengers daily

Surrounding area

The station is located a residential area lined with high-rise apartments. There is a bus terminal in front of the station, where many buses arrive and depart. *Nishi Ward Office *Fukuoka City Yacht Harbor

References

External links

Meinohama Station (JR Kyushu)
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Meinohama Station (Fukuoka City Subway)
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