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JA 23 Space World Station

スペースワールド駅
JA 23 Space World Station; スペースワールド駅
	Space World Station in January 2019
General information
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
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	2 July 1999
Passengers
FY2020	1696 daily
Rank	85th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
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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

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

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

1, 2	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio and Hakata
3, 4	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and 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 "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

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

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

References

^ "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

Media related to Space World Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[kawashima-2] 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.

[nishinippon20171006-3] 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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-{{nihongo|'''Space World Station'''|スペースワールド駅|Supēsuwārudo-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Kagoshima Main Line]] in [[Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], Japan operated by [[Kyushu Railway Company]] (JR Kyushu). Opened in 1997, the station serves the nearby [[Space World]] theme park which opened in 1990.
+{{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>
-Space World Station is served by the [[Kagoshima Main Line]].
-==Station layout==
+==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).
-[[File:Platform of Space World Station.jpg|thumb|The platforms in March 2017]]
-The station consists of two [[island platform]]s serving four tracks.
 ===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=Kagoshima Main Line|col=red|dir=for {{STN|Kokura}} and {{STN|Shimonoseki}}}}
+{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1, 2|nidx ={{JRKSN|JA}} [[Kagoshima Main Line]]|lwidth=200|dir=for {{STN|Orio}} and {{STN|Hakata}}}}
+{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3, 4| first=3|nidx ={{JRKSN|JA}} [[Kagoshima Main Line]]|dir=  for {{STN|Kokura}} and {{STN|Shimonoseki}}}}
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-{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=Black|previous={{JRK Station Numbering|JA|24}} {{STN|Edamitsu}}|next={{JRK Station Numbering|JA|22}} Yahata}}
-{{End box}}
 ==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 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>
-==Future developments==
-The nearby Space World theme park is due to close in December 2017, but JR Kyushu has no plans to rename the station following the closure.<ref name="nishinippon20171006"/> From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2018, rapid services will no longer stop at this station.<ref name="yomiuri20171013">{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20171013-OYT1T50012.html |script-title= ja: 快速は通過でも…「スペースワールド駅」存続 |trans-title= Rapid services will pass non-stop but the name "Space World Station" will be retained |date= 13 October 2017 |work= Yomiuri Online |publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun |location= Japan |language= Japanese |archive-url= https://archive.today/20171013055509/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20171013-OYT1T50012.html |archive-date= 13 October 2017 |url-status= live |access-date= 14 October 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
 ==Passenger statistics==
-In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,878 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), making it the 64th busiest JR Kyushu station.<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>
+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 Wprld theme park as seen from the station platform in March 2017]]
+[[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]] theme park
+* [[Space World]]
 * [[Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History]]
 * Kitakyushu Environment Museum
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 * {{Official website|1= http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191639_1601.html}} {{in lang|ja}}
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 [[Category:Stations of Kyushu Railway Company]]
 [[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1999]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Kitakyushu]]

v t e Stations of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line
Mojikō–Yatsushiro	Mojikō Komorie Moji Kitakyushu Freight Terminal Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal Kokura Nishi-Kokura Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal Kyūshūkōdaimae Tobata Edamitsu Space World Yahata Kurosaki Jinnoharu Orio Mizumaki Ongagawa Ebitsu Kyōikudaimae Akama Tōgō Higashi-Fukuma Fukuma Chidori Koga Shishibu Shingū-Chūō Fukkōdaimae Kyusandaimae Kashii Chihaya Chihaya Yard Hakozaki Yoshizuka Hakata Takeshita Sasabaru Minami-Fukuoka Kasuga Ōnojō Mizuki Tofurōminami Futsukaichi Tenpaizan Haruda Keyakidai Kiyama Yayoigaoka Tashiro Tosu Hizen-Asahi Kurume Araki Nishimuta Hainuzuka Chikugo-Funagoya Setaka Minami-Setaka Wataze Yoshino Ginsui Ōmuta Arao Minami-Arao Nagasu Ōnoshimo Tamana Higo-Ikura Konoha Tabaruzaka Ueki Nishisato Sōjōdaigakumae Kami-Kumamoto Kumamoto Nishi-Kumamoto Kawashiri Tomiai Uto Matsubase Ogawa Arisa Senchō Shin-Yatsushiro Yatsushiro	JA JB
Sendai–Kagoshima	Sendai Kumanojo Kobanchaya Kushikino Kamimuragakuenmae Ichiki Yunomoto Higashi-Ichiki Ijuin Satsuma-Matsumoto Kami-Ijuin Hiroki Kagoshima-Chuo Kagoshima
Freight Branch	Kashii Chihaya Yard