Soeda Station (添田駅, Soeda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Soeda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Soeda Station

添田駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Soeda Station entrance in 2023
General information
Location1263-3 Soeda, Soeda-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 824-0602
Japan
Coordinates33°34′04″N 130°51′23″E / 33.56778°N 130.85639°E / 33.56778; 130.85639
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance39.5 km from Jōno
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)
Previous namesKami-Soeda (to 1933); Hikosan-guchi (to 1942)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kanyūsha-Hikosan
towards Yoake
Hitahikosan Line Nishi-Soeda
towards Kokura
Location
Soeda Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Soeda Station
Soeda Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Soeda Station is located in Japan
Soeda Station
Soeda Station
Soeda Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 39.5 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.[2] Since July 2017, there has been no rail service south of Soeda to Yoake due to rainstorm damage. This section of the line was replaced by bus rapid transit (BRT) on 28 August 2023.

Layout

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The station consists of one island platform serving a single track. The opposite side of the platform is used for BRT operations, to permit the straight transfer of passengers from the train to the bus. Prior to the opening of the BRT, large-scale renovation work was carried out around the current platform and the area of the old station, and as a result the two-story reinforced concrete station building located far from the current platform. The station is unattended.[2]

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History

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The station opened on 1 April 1915 as Kami-Soeda Station (上添田駅) on the Kokura Railway. It was renamed The station was renamed Hikosan-guchi Station (彦山口駅) in 1933. The Kokura Railway was nationalized on 1 August 1942 and the station renamed to its present name on 1 August 1942. On 1 April 1987, with the privatisation of the JNR, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

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  • Soeda Town Hall
  • Soeda Town Soeda Elementary School
  • Soeda Town Soeda Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
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