JA  18  Mizumaki Station

水巻駅
Mizumaki Station in 2015
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°51′08″N 130°41′40″E / 33.8523°N 130.6945°E / 33.8523; 130.6945
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance32.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)
Location
JA  18  Mizumaki Station is located in Japan
JA  18  Mizumaki Station
JA  18  Mizumaki Station
Location within Japan

Mizumaki Station (水巻駅, Mizumaki-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Mizumaki, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 32.2 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations

Service
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  19  Orio Local JA  17  Ongagawa

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 October 1961 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 676. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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