Kashii-Kaenmae Station

Kashii-Kaenmae Station 香椎花園前駅
Kashii-Kaenmae Station in 2017
General information
Location	6-chome Kashiigaoka, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan
Coordinates	33°40′11.52″N 130°26′4.20″E
Line(s)	■ Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
Distance	5.0 km from Kaizuka
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Station code	NK06
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1951 (1951-04-01)
Previous names	Fukunichienmae (to 1942) Undōjō-mae (to 1957)
Passengers
FY2022	2725
Services
Preceding station Nishitetsu Following station Nishitetsu Kashii towards Kaizuka Kaizuka Line Tōnoharu towards Nishitetsu Shingū
Location Kashii-Kaenmae Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Kashii-Kaenmae Station Kashii-Kaenmae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kashii-Kaenmae Station (香椎花園前駅, Kashii-Kaenmae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK06.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and is 5.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kaizuka.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform The station formerly had two opposed offset side platforms, but one platform was late removed, although the track remains in situ for use as a siding.[1]

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  Platform placed diagonally across (October 2006) - Currently, the platform on the right side has been removed.
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  Exchange of trial train and commercial train (May 2014)

History

The station opened as a temporary stop on 1 April 1941 as a station on the Hakata Bay Railway Steamship Company under the name of Fukunichienmae Station (香椎福日園前). It was renamed Undōjō-mae Station (運動場前駅) on 1 April 1942. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Railway (later Nishitetsu) on 19 September 1942. The station was renamed on 15 May 1950. The current station building was completed in 1949. The station was renamed to its present name on 13 May 1957.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 2725 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a residential area. The station serves the Kashii-Kaen amusement park.

• Kyūsandai-mae Station - JR Kagoshima Main Line
• Fukuoka Women's University
• Fukuoka Prefectural Kasumioka High School
• Fukuoka City Kashii Daini Junior High School
• Fukuoka City Kasumioka Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Kashii-Kaenmae Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)