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Minami-Fukuoka Station

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JB 03 Minami-Fukuoka Station

南福岡駅

Minami-Fukuoka Station in 2017

General information

Location

2-chōme-9 Kotobukimachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, 812-0884
Japan

Coordinates

33°32′33″N 130°27′33″E / 33.5424°N 130.4593°E

Operated by

JR Kyushu

Line(s)

JB Kagoshima Main Line

Distance

84.9 km from Mojikō

Platforms

1 side + 2 island platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

At grade

Other information

Status

Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )

Website

Official website

History

Opened

11 December 1889

Previous names

Zasshonokuma (until 1966)

Passengers

FY2020

8013 daily

Rank

13th (among JR Kyushu stations)

Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kasuga towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line Local		Sasabaru towards Mojikō

Location
Minami-Fukuoka Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Minami-Fukuoka Station Minami-Fukuoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Minami-Fukuoka Station (南福岡駅) is a passenger railway station locate in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 84.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks, with a nine-story steel-framed reinforced concrete station building on the east side containing shops on the 1st to 2nd floors and rental apartments on the 3rd to 9th floors, and the ticket gates on the 2nd floor. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station is adjacent to the Minami-Fukuoka Rail Depot, the largest in the JR Kyushu area. ^[2]

Platforms

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1	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi, Kurume and Ōmuta
2	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi, Kurume and Ōmuta
3	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata, Akama and Kokura
4	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata, Akama and Kokura
5	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata, Akama and Kokura

History

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11 December 1889: The station was opened as Zasshonokuma Station (雑餉隈駅) by the privately run Kyushu Railway during the first phase of its network construction when a track was laid between Hakata and Tosu.^[3]^[4]
1 July 1907: Kyushu Railways is nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over the control of the station.^[3]
12 October 1909: The station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line.^[3]
21 November 1909: The station became part of the Kagoshima Main Line.^[3]
15 October 1919: Double-track line between Hakata and Futsukaichi laid down.
14 October 1960: Minami-Fukuoka train yard opened.
1 June 1961: Line is electrified between Kurume and Mojikō, including this station.
1 November 1966: Station renamed Minami-Fukuoka Station.^[4] This was due to users complaining that a nearby station on the Tenjin Ōmuta Line bore the same name.
1 April 1987: Privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR Line. Control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[4]
1994: Station burned down in arson attack.
July 1999: Station rebuilt with automatic ticket gates.
2006: Elevators added to platforms.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 8013 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 13th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

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JR Kyūshū train yard
Zasshonokuma : Tenjin Ōmuta Line
NTT Building
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Camp Fukuoka (4th Division Headquarter)
Nakoku no okarekishi Park
Nishitetsu Bus station

References

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^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

^ ^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. 16, 67. ISBN 9784062951623.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 678. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.