Tempaizan Station (天拝山駅, Tenpaizan-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1] It is named after the local Mount Tenpai, on the route of a long distance Kyūshū hiking trail.
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Location | 643-2 Ryumyoji, Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0042 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°28′55″N 130°31′49″E / 33.481872°N 130.530345°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | JB Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 94.3 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 11 March 1989 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 2166 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 64th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 94.3 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[2]
Platforms
edit1 | ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line | for Kurume and Ōmuta |
2 | ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line | for Hakata and Kokura |
History
editThe station was opened by JR Kyushu on 11 March 1989 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2166 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 64th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Chikushino City Hall
- Fukuoka Prefectural Chikushi High School
- Chikushino City Chikushino Junior High School
- Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Visual Special Needs School
- Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line Asakura Kaido Station
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ 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. 23, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
editMedia related to Tenpaizan Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tenpaisan Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)