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
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]
Gallery
Soeda Station in March 2006
Relationship between Soeda Station platform and BRT
BRT Platform
History
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.
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