Shishibu Station

Shishibu Station (ししぶ駅, Shishibu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1] The name of the station was officially announced by JR Kyushu on September 24, 2008.[2] Until then, the station was provisionally called Shishibu Station but was written in kanji as "鹿部駅".

JA  08  Shishibu Station

ししぶ駅
Shishibu Station in 2009
General information
LocationKoga, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°43′18″N 130°27′30″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance62.0 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 March 2009 (2009-03-14)
Location
JA  08  Shishibu Station is located in Japan
JA  08  Shishibu Station
JA  08  Shishibu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 62.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[3]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  09  Koga Local JA  07  Shingū-Chūō

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 14 March 2009 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track.[3]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 平成21年春開業予定の新駅の駅名が決定しました! Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (JR Kyushu News Release, September 24, 2008)
  3. 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
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