Sue Station (Fukuoka)

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Sue Station

須恵駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Sue Station in 2016
General information
LocationUeki, Sue-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2112
Japan
Coordinates33°35′48″N 130°29′54″E / 33.59667°N 130.49833°E / 33.59667; 130.49833
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JD Kashii Line
Distance21.9 km from Saitozaki
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusRemotely managed station
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 January 1904 (1904-01-01)
Passengers
FY2020547 daily
Rank204th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Sakado
towards Saitozaki
 Kashii Line
Local
 Sue-Chūō
towards Umi
Location
Sue Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Sue Station
Sue Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Sue Station is located in Japan
Sue Station
Sue Station
Sue Station (Japan)
Map

Sue Station (須恵駅, Sue-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 21.9 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern structure of glass and steel frames and houses a small waiting area and automatic ticket machines.[2][3]

  • A view of the station platform and track.
    A view of the station platform and track.
  • The old station building.
    The old station building.

History

The station was opened on 1 January 1904 by the private Hakata Bay Railway as the southern terminus of a stretch of track from Saitozaki. Sue became a through-station on 3 June 1905 when the track was further extended to Shinbaru. 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 Sue and the later extensions to Shinbaru and 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 2020, there was a daily average of 547 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 204th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[7]。

Surrounding area

Fukuoka Prefectural Route 91 runs parallel to the Kashii Line in front of the station. The area around the station is far from the center of Sue Town, and is a residential area and farmland.

  • Sue Town Sue Daini Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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. 30, 71. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "須恵駅" [Sue]. 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（2019年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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