Fujisakigū-mae Station

Railway station located in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto

32°48′33″N 130°42′48″E / 32.8092°N 130.7133°E / 32.8092; 130.7133Operated by Kumamoto Electric RailwayLine(s)■ Fujisaki LineDistance2.3 km from Kami-KumamotoPlatforms1 bay platformOther informationStation codeKD06HistoryOpened1 October 1911 (1911-10-01)Previous namesHiromachi (to 1924)PassengersFY20182195 Services
Preceding station Kumamoto Electric Railway Following station
Terminus Fujisaki Line Kurokamimachi
towards Kita-Kumamoto
Location
Fujisakigū-mae Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
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Fujisakigū-mae Station
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Fujisakigū-mae Station is located in Japan
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Fujisakigū-mae Station (藤崎宮前駅, Fujisakigū-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.[1] [2]

Lines

The station is the terminus of the Fujisaki Line and is located 2.3 bsp;km from the opposing terminus of the line at Kami-Kumamoto.[1]Only local trains serve the station[3]

Layout

Fujisakigū-mae Station is a ground-level station with one bay platform with one side used for boarding and the other for alighting. The station building is a eleven-story structure with a parking lot on the third to ninth floors.

  • Exit Gate
    Exit Gate
  • Bay platform
    Bay platform
  • Signage
    Signage

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1911 as the Kita-Sentanbatake Stop (北千反畑停留場) and was renamed the Hiromachi Stop (広町停留場) on 2 Augsut 1913. It was elevated to a full station on 27 August 1913, becoming Hiromachi Station (広町駅). It was renamed to its present name in 1924.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 2195 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "藤崎宮前駅" [Fujisakigū-mae Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧

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Stations of the Kumamoto Electric Railway Fujisaki Line