is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the city of Dazaifu

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders ...

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

Nishi-Nippon Railroad The , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture. It ...

(NNR), and has station number D01.

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at for .

Station layout

The station consists of one

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

and one

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

serving three tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 May 1902 as on the Dazaifu Horse Railway, which used horse-drawn carriages on a railway with a gauge of 914mm. The motive source was changed from horse to steam on 20 January 1912, and the track was changed to 1435 mm gauge and electrified by 24 September 1924. The station was abolished on 24 September 1927, but reopened the following year on 3 May 1928 as . It was relocated and reverted to its original name on 17 October 1931. It was renamed on 10 July 1942. The company merged merged with the Kyushu Electric Tram Railway on 22 September 1942 to become Nishi-Nippon Railway. It was renamed tyo its present name on 25 October 1948.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 15,053 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Dazaifu City Hall *Chikushi Jogakuen University * Kanzeon-ji

References

External links

Official home page
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Buildings and structures in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Railway stations in Japan opened in 1927 {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub