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{{short description|Railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan}}
[[File:JRK-SpaceWorldStation-02.jpg|thumb|Station building]]
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{{nihongo|'''Space World Station'''|スペースワールド駅|Supēsuwārudo-eki}} is a [[railway station]] on the [[Kagoshima Main Line]] operated by [[JR Kyushu]] in [[Yahata Higashi-ku, Kitakyūshū]], [[Japan]].
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{{nihongo|'''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 [[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]].<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref>

==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Kagoshima Main Line]] and is located 21.1&nbsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Mojikō}}.<ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951623|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area|language=Japanese|pages=25, 69}}</ref>

==Layout==
The station consists of two elevated [[island platform]]s 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.<ref name=kawashima/> A freight line (double track) runs inside Track 4 (on the sea side).

===Platforms===
[[File:Platform of Space World Station.jpg|thumb|The platforms in March 2017]]
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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3, 4| first=3|nidx ={{JRKSN|JA}} [[Kagoshima Main Line]]|dir= for {{STN|Kokura}} and {{STN|Shimonoseki}}}}

==History==
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 {{Nihongo|"Higashida Station"|東田駅}} (the name of the area served by the station).<ref name="nishinippon20171006"/> The nearby [[Space World]] theme park closed in December 2017, but JR Kyushu has no plans to rename the station following the closure.<ref name="nishinippon20171006">{{cite web |url= https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/national/article/364053/ |script-title=ja: 閉園で駅名はどうなる？　スペースワールド駅 |trans-title=What will happen to the name of Space World Station when the theme park closes? |date= 6 October 2017 |publisher= Nishinippon Shimbun |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171006092804/https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/national/article/364053/ |archive-date= 6 October 2017 |url-status=live |access-date= 6 October 2017}}</ref>

==Passenger statistics==
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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）|url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2020ekibetsu.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2023-09-08}}</ref>

==Surrounding area==
[[File:Space World from platform of Space World Station.jpg|thumb|The Space World theme park as seen from the station platform in March 2017]]
* [[File:Japanese National Route Sign 0003.svg|20px]] [[Japan National Route 3|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==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


The station serves the [[Space World]] theme park.
==External links==
==External links==
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{{Kagoshima Main Line}}
{{Kagoshima Main Line}}


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Latest revision as of 07:01, 20 August 2024

JA  23  Space World Station

スペースワールド駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Space World Station in January 2019
General information
LocationHigashida, Higashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-ken 805-0071
Japan
Coordinates33°52′16″N 130°48′22″E / 33.871191°N 130.806097°E / 33.871191; 130.806097
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JA Kagoshima Main Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 July 1999 (1999-07-02)
Passengers
FY20201696 daily
Rank85th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Yahata
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Edamitsu
towards Mojikō
Location
Space World Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Space World Station
Space World Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Space World Station is located in Japan
Space World Station
Space World Station
Space World Station (Japan)
Map

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

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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

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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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The platforms in March 2017
1, 2 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
3, 4 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Shimonoseki

History

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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

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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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The Space World theme park as seen from the station platform in March 2017

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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