Shimoyamato Station

Shimoyamato Station (下山門駅) is a railway station on the Chikuhi Line in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.[1][2]

Shimoyamato Station 下山門駅
Location	Nishi, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33°34′55″N 130°18′29″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Chikuhi Line
Distance	1.6 km from Meinohama
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	Yes - platforms linked by footbridge with elevators
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 July 1986
Rebuilt	2010
Passengers
FY2016	2,670 daily
Rank	68th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Shimoyamato Station Location within Fukuoka city Shimoyamato Station Shimoyamato Station (Japan)

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 1.6 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a small waiting area, a shop and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the elevator shafts.

Platforms

1	■ Chikuhi Line	for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae and Karatsu
2	■ Chikuhi Line	for Meinohama, Tenjin, Hakata and Fukuokakūkō

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Chikuhi Line
Meinohama		Local	Imajuku
Meinohama		Rapid (Weekdays)	Imajuku
Rapid (Weekends): Does not stop at this station

History

• July 20, 1986: Opening of the station

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 20 July 1986 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,670 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 68th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Vicinity

• Fukuoka City Subway - Meinohama train depot
• Earthwork ruins of the Mongolian attacks
• Shikanoshima beach
• Nishitetsu bus stop

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "下山門" [Shimoyamato]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 76. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "下山門" [Imajuku]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
5. "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
6. "下山門駅" [Shimoyamato Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
7. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4533029809.
8. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 723. ISBN 4533029809.
9. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links

• Shimoyamato Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)