Kyōikudai-mae Station

Kyōikudai-mae Station (教育大前駅, Kyōikudaimae-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is the nearest station to the Fukuoka University of Education (Fukuoka Kyoiku Daigaku) hence the station name which means literally "in front of the University of Education".

JA  15  Kyōikudai-mae Station

教育大前駅
Kyōikudai-mae Station in 2007
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°48′30″N 130°35′25″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance44.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 March 1988 (1988-03-13)
Location
JA  15  Kyōikudai-mae Station is located in Japan
JA  15  Kyōikudai-mae Station
JA  15  Kyōikudai-mae Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 44.6 km from the start of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  16  Ebitsu Local JA  14  Akama

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 23, 68. 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. 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. 677. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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