Kurōbaru Station

JC  09  Kurōbaru Station

九郎原駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kurōbaru Station in 2007
General information
LocationNaiju, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0713
Japan
Coordinates33°35′32″N 130°36′42″E / 33.59222°N 130.61167°E / 33.59222; 130.61167
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JC Fukuhoku Yutaka Line (Chikuhō Main Line)
Distance19.9 km from Yoshizuka
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by underpass and steps
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 May 1968 (1968-05-25)
Passengers
FY201817
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kido-Nanzōin-mae
towards Hakata
 Sasaguri Line
Local
 Chikuzen-Daibu
towards Keisen
Location
Kurōbaru Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kurōbaru Station
Kurōbaru Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kurōbaru Station is located in Japan
Kurōbaru Station
Kurōbaru Station
Kurōbaru Station (Japan)
Map

Kurōbaru Station (九郎原駅, Kurōbaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 19.9 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a low embankment. There is no station building, only shelters on the platforms for waiting passengers. Access to the opposite platform is by means of an underpass under the embankment leading to steps at both ends.[2][3]

In between Kurōbaru and Kido-Nanzōin-mae, the line runs through the 4550-metre-long Sasaguri Tunnel.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JC Sasaguri Line for Sasaguri and Hakata
for Shin-Iizuka and Nōgata
2 ■ JC Sasaguri Line for Sasaguri and Hakata

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 25 May 1968 as an intermediate station when it extended the Sasaguri Line east from Sasaguri to Keisen. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

Surrounding area

The area surrounding the station is a mountainous area at the foot of a mountain pass, and there are sparsely populated region.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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. 42, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "九郎原駅" [Kurōbaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 697. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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