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NK 01 H07
Kaizuka Station

貝塚駅
NK 01 H07; Kaizuka Station; 貝塚駅
	Kaizuka Station, May 2016
General information
Location	7-chōme-1-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 812-0053; Japan
Coordinates	33°37′56″N 130°25′32″E / 33.63222°N 130.42556°E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad; Fukuoka City Subway;
Line(s)	■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line Hakozaki Line;
Distance	11.0 km to Nishitetsu Shingū; 12.8 km to Meinohama
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Station code	H07, NK01
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 April 1950
Previous names	Nishitetsu Tatara (to 1950); Keirinjō-mae (to 1954)
Passengers
FY2022	16,171 (NNR); 9975 (Fukuoka Subway)
Services
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	Kaizuka Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Kaizuka Station Kaizuka Station (Japan)

Kaizuka Station (貝塚駅, Kaizuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The above-ground portion is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK01 and the underground portion is operated by the Fukuoka City Subway.^[1]

Lines

The above-ground station is the northern terminus of the 11.0 kilometer Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line to Nishitetsu Shingū. The underground portion is served by the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line and is 4.7 kilometers from Nakasu-Kawabata and 12.8 kilometers from Meinohama.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms. The station is staffed.^[1] The subway station's symbol mark is a brown conch which because Kaizuka's initials Chinese character 貝 means seashell and spiral is suggestive of transportation's junction.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Hakozaki Line	for Nakasu-Kawabata and Meinohama
1, 2	■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line	for Nishitetsu Shingū

tSubway station's running in board
View of Kaizuka Station from platform of Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line

History

A signal stop was established on this location on 4 February 1935. It was promoted to a full station on 20 April 1950 as Nishitetsu Tatara Station (西鉄多々良駅). It was renamed Keirinjō-mae Station (競輪場前駅) on 5 March 1954. Due to the closure of the Fukuoka Velodrome, the name was changed to Kaizuka Station on 1 November 1962. The subway station opened on 1 July 2004.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the NNR portion station was used by 16,171 passengers daily.^[2] During the same period, the Fukuoka City Subway portion of the station was used by 9975 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Condominiums are prominent around the station, including the Kaizuka housing complex.

Japan National Route 3

References

^ ^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.
^ "福岡市地下鉄" (PDF). Fukuoka City. Retrieved 2023-09-08.