Nishitetsu Kashii Station (西鉄香椎駅, Nishitetsu-Kashii-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK05.[1]
Nishitetsu Kashii Station 西鉄香椎駅 | |||||||
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 Nishitetsu Kashii Station in September 2017 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 2-chōme-52 Kashii-ekimae, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 813-0013 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°39′33.75″N 130°26′30.31″E / 33.6593750°N 130.4417528°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | ||||||
| Distance | 3.6 km from Kaizuka | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | NK05 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1925 | ||||||
| Previous names | Shin-Kashii (to 1950) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2022 | 3925 | ||||||
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Lines edit
The station is served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and is 3.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kaizuka.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | for Nishitetsu Shingū |
| 2 | ■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | for Chihaya and Kaizuka |
Adjacent Stations edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line | ||||
| Kashii-Miyamae | - | Kashii-Kaenmae | ||
History edit
The station opened as Shin-Kashii Station (の新香椎駅) on 1 July 1925 as a station on the Hakata Bay Railway Steamship Company. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway (later Nishitetsu) on 19 September 1942. The station was renamed on 15 May 1950. The current station building was completed in May 2006.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 3925 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Kashii Station - JR Kagoshima Main Line
- Fukuoka Women's University
- Kyushu Sangyo University
- Fukuoka Prefectural Kasumioka High School
- Fukuoka Prefectural Kashii High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links edit
Media related to Nishitetsu Kashii Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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