Meinohama Station

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Meinohama Station (姪浜駅, Meinohama-eki^?) is a train station in Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a union station operated by JR Kyushu and the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau.

Contents 1 Lines 2 Layout 2.1 Tracks 3 Station facilities 4 History

[edit] Lines

• JR Kyushu
  • Chikuhi Line
• Fukuoka City Subway
  • Kūkō Line

[edit] Layout

This is an elevated station with two island platforms servicing four tracks.

[edit] Tracks

1	■Kūkō Line (from the Chikuhi Line)	To Nishijin・Tenjin・Hakata・Fukuoka Kūkō
2	■Kūkō Line	To Fukuoka Airport・Kaizuka
3	■Kūkō Line	To Fukuoka Airport・Kaizuka
4	■Chikuhi Line	To Chikuzen-Maebaru・Chikuzen-Fukae・Karatsu

[edit] Station facilities

• am/pm
• Deitos

[edit] History

• April 15, 1925 - Station is established by Kitakyushu Railroad
• October 1, 1937 - The Railroad Ministry nationalizes all railroads, this station becomes a station of the Chikuhi Line
• March 22, 1983 - Electrification of the track between Meinohama Station and Karatsu Station is completed and the track from Meinohama Station to Hakata Station is discontinued. The Fukuoka City Subway Number 1 Line (now the Kūkō Line) opens accompanied by a mutual operating agreement between it and the Chikuhi Line.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and JR Kyushu inherits the station