Chōjabaru Station

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Chōjabaru Station
General information
Location	1-chōme-9 Chōjabaruhigashi, Kasuya-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2317 Japan
Coordinates	33°36′48.48″N 130°28′40.16″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JDSasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) JD Kashii Line
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Sttaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 March 1988 (1988-03-13)
Passengers
FY2020	3142 daily
Rank	50th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Harumachi towards Hakata Sasaguri Line Local Kadomatsu towards Keisen Yoshizuka towards Hakata Sasaguri Line Rapid Sasaguri towards Keisen Iga towards Saitozaki Kashii Line Local Sakado towards Umi
Location Chōjabaru Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Chōjabaru Station Chōjabaru Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Chōjabaru Station (長者原駅, Chōjabaru-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 19.2 km from the terminus of the line at Saitozaki. It is also served by the Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line) and is 19.4 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Keisen^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of side platform for the Kashii Line, which almost intercrosses above one island platform with two tracks for Sasaguri Line in a right angle. The elevated station building is located able the Sasaguri Line platform and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed tucket office.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JC Sasaguri Line	for Keisen, Nōgata and Orio
2	■ JC Sasaguri Line	for Hakata
3	■ JD Kashii Line	for Kashii and Saitozaki for Umi

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasaguri Line.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 3142 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 50th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.^[4]。

Surrounding area

• Kasuya Town Hall
• Kayocho Park (Kayocho Pond)
• Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka Kaisei High School
• Kasuya Town Kasuya Central Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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. 42, 75. 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 696–7. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2019年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Chōjabaru Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Chōjabaru Station (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)