Umi Station

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Umi Station

宇美駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Umi Station in 2019
General information
Location5-13-1 Umi, Umi-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2101
Japan
Coordinates33°34′8.59″N 130°30′47.70″E / 33.5690528°N 130.5132500°E / 33.5690528; 130.5132500
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JD Kashii Line
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 December 1905 (1905-12-29)
Passengers
FY20201529 daily
Rank94th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shinbaru
towards Saitozaki
 Kashii Line
Local
 Terminus
Location
Umi Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Umi Station
Umi Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Umi Station is located in Japan
Umi Station
Umi Station
Umi Station (Japan)
Map

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

Lines

The station is the southern terminus of the Kashii Line and is located 25.4 km from the opposing terminus of the line at Saitozaki.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of side platform serving a single track, with station building modeled after the shape of a torii gate, along the lines of Umi Hachiman-gū Shrine..[2]

History

The private Hakata Bay Railway had opened a track on 1 January 1904 from Saitozaki to its southern terminus at Sue and extended by 3 June 1905 to Shinbaru. The track was further extended and Umi opened as the new southern terminus on 29 December 1905. 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.[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 1529 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 94th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[5]。

Surrounding area

  • Umi Town Hall
  • Umi Hachiman-gū
  • Umi Town History Museum
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Umi Commercial High 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. 42, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 696. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2019年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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