Yusu Station (Fukuoka)

JC  02 
Yusu Station

柚須駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Yusu Station in 2008
General information
Location139-5 Yusu, Kasuya-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka-ken 811-2305
Japan
Coordinates33°36′48″N 130°26′42″E / 33.61333°N 130.44500°E / 33.61333; 130.44500
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)JC Sasaguri Line
Distance2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Yoshizuka
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window with Midori no Madoguchi (outsourced)
Station codeJC02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-13)
Passengers
FY20203450 daily
Rank48th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Yoshizuka
JC  01 
towards Hakata
 Sasaguri Line
Local
 Harumachi
JC  03 
towards Keisen
Location
Yusu Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Yusu Station
Yusu Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Yusu Station is located in Japan
Yusu Station
Yusu Station
Yusu Station (Japan)
Map

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

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 2.5 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. The original configuration had been an island platform serving two tracks but in late 2016, another side platform had been built on the other side of track 1 and platform 1 was moved across. The former platform 1 on the island was fenced off, leaving platform 2 using the former island as a side platform. The station building is a two-storey structure. The whole of the top level and part of the bottom level serves as designated parking areas for bicycles. A small waiting room and a staffed ticket window is located on the lower level. Platform 1 is directly access from the station building while platform 2 is access by means of a level crossing.[2][3][4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

Platforms

1 ■ JC Sasaguri Line for Yoshizuka and Hakata
2 ■ JC Sasaguri Line for Keisen and Iizuka
  • Station waiting room. The ticket window is down the narrow corridor. Note the area in the foreground is for the parking of bicycles.
    Station waiting room. The ticket window is down the narrow corridor. Note the area in the foreground is for the parking of bicycles.
  • Station platforms in the former island configuration.
    Station platforms in the former island configuration.
  • Station platforms now configured as two side platforms. Note the fence on the former island platform and the rough edges where the concrete of the old platform 1 has been truncated.
    Station platforms now configured as two side platforms. Note the fence on the former island platform and the rough edges where the concrete of the old platform 1 has been truncated.

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 13 March 1988 as an additional station on the existing track of the Sasaguri Line.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 3450 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 48th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[8]。

Surrounding area

The area around the station is at the western end of Kasuya, and is home to many factories and businesses.

  • Fukuoka City Hakozaki Kiyomatsu Junior 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. 30, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ "柚須" [Yusu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ^ "柚須駅に訪問" [Visit to Yusu Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018. For photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "柚須駅" [Yusu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2019年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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