is a passenger

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located in the city of

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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 ...

, Japan. It is operated by

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Lines

The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two

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s serving two tracks at grade. A siding branches off track 1. The station building is a wooden structure of traditional Japanese design. The ticket window is unstaffed and the building serves only to house a waiting area. A

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card reader is available. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.

Platforms

file:Zendoji Station 20180311-2.jpg, A view of the station forecourt. file:View from overpass of Zendoji Station (east).jpg, A view of the platforms and tracks, looking east. The siding can be seen in the distance.

History

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) opened a track from to on 24 December 1928 during the first phase of the construction of the Kyudai Main Line. Zendōji was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the track. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were 110,000 boarding passengers (in rounded thousands), giving a daily average of 301 passengers. See table 12-3 Boarding and disembarking passenger numbers at each JR station.

Surrounding area

* Zendoji - Head temple of the Jodo sect. *Kurume City Byosui Junior High School

References

External links

Zendōji (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Kurume {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub