Chikugo-Funagoya Station

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Chikugo-Funagoya Station
筑後船小屋駅
Chikugo-Funagoya Station Shinkansen Entrance
Location
Prefecture Fukuoka
(See other stations in Fukuoka)
City Chikugo
Neighborhood etc. Tsushima
(in Japanese)福岡県筑後市大字津島
History
Year opened 1928
Former name Funagoya Station
Present name since 2011
Rail services
Operator(s) JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyushu Shinkansen
Kagoshima Main Line

Chikugo-Funagoya Station (筑後船小屋駅 Chikugo-Funagoya-eki) is a railway station in Chikugo, Fukuoka, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened on July 20, 1928.

On March 12, 2011, the station was renamed from Funagoya Station (船小屋駅)[1] and rebuilt at the crossing point with the Kyushu Shinkansen for the connection with the new Shinkansen.

Lines

Platforms

1 Kagoshima Main Line for Setaka, Ōmuta, and Kumamoto
2 Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Hakata, and Kokura
11 Kyushu Shinkansen for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
12/13 Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kurume - Shin-Ōmuta
Kagoshima Main Line
Hainuzuka - Setaka

References

  1. JR Kyushu News Release (December 17, 2010), retrieved on December 18, 2010 (Japanese)

See also

Media related to Chikugo-Funagoya Station at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Coordinates: 33°10′41″N 130°29′33″E / 33.177917°N 130.492389°E / 33.177917; 130.492389

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