Shinbaru Station

JD  15  Shinbaru Station 新原駅
Shinbaru Station in 2016
General information
Location	Shinbaru, Sue-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2111 Japan
Coordinates	33°34′45″N 130°30′32″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JD Kashii Line
Distance	21.1 km from Saitozaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	No - platforms linked by level crossing with steps at both ends
Other information
Status	Remotely managed station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 June 1905 (1905-06-03)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Sue-Chūō towards Saitozaki Kashii Line Local Umi Terminus
Location Shinbaru Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Shinbaru Station Shinbaru Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shinbaru Station (新原駅, Shinbaru-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu in[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 21.1 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A station building, a small hut in traditional Japanese style, houses a waiting area and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing with steps onto the platforms at both ends. A bike shed is provided at the station forecourt.[2][3]

Platforms

1	■ JD Kashii Line	for Kashii and Saitozaki
2	■ JD Kashii Line	for Umi

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  View of the platforms and tracks. Note the level crossing.

History

The private Hakata Bay Railway had opened a track on 1 January 1904 from Saitozaki to its southern terminus at Sue. On 3 June 1905 the track was extended and Shinbaru was opened as the new southern terminus. It became a through-station on 29 December 1905 when the track was further extended to Umi. On 19 September 1942, the company, now renamed the Hakata Bay Railway and Steamship Company, with a few other companies, merged into the Kyushu Electric Tramway. Three days later, the new conglomerate, which had assumed control of the station, became the Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's track from Saitozaki to Umi were nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and the track which served it was designated the Kashii Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

On 14 March 2015, the station, along with others on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station became unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates could receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was more than 100 but less than 323.[7]

Surrounding area

It is the southernmost part of Sue Town, and there is a residential area in front of the station. Behind the station is a reservoir. The site where Shinbaru Park and Shinbaru Community Center are located in front of the Shinbaru bus stop on the east side of the station is the former site of the 4th pit entrance of the Navy Coal Mine and the site of the headquarters office of the Navy Coal Mine.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 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. 31, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "新原駅" [Shinbaru]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 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. 220. 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. 696. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "香椎線の各駅が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Stations on the Kashii Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
7. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

Media related to Shimbaru Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shinbaru (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)