Space World Station
JA 23 Space World Station スペースワールド駅  | |||||||||||
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 Space World Station in January 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Higashida, Higashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-ken 805-0071 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°52′16″N 130°48′22″E / 33.871191°N 130.806097°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JA Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 July 1999 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 1696 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 85th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Space World Station (スペースワールド駅, Supēsuwārudo-eki) is a passenger railway station in located Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 21.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. A glass screen is installed as a windbreak. The floor and walls of the station building are made of brick, and the side walls are made of steel, in the image of the nearby Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace.The station is staffed.[2] A freight line (double track) runs inside Track 4 (on the sea side).
Platforms
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| 1, 2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata |
| 3, 4 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Kokura and Shimonoseki |
History
[edit]The station opened on 2 July 1999. The name was selected following a public poll, with other suggested names including "1901 Station" (to commemorate the 1901 opening of the nearby Yahata steelworks) and "Higashida Station" (東田駅) (the name of the area served by the station).[3] The nearby Space World theme park closed in December 2017, but JR Kyushu has no plans to rename the station following the closure.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1696 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 85th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
Surrounding area
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National Route 3
- Space World
- Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
- Kitakyushu Environment Museum
- Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
- Aeon Mall Yahata Higashi shopping mall
- Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital
- Kitakyushu Chuo Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ a b 閉園で駅名はどうなる？ スペースワールド駅 [What will happen to the name of Space World Station when the theme park closes?] (in Japanese). Japan: Nishinippon Shimbun. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)