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{{short description|Railway station in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Misakigaoka Station
| name ={{JRK Station Numbering|JK|09}} Misakigaoka Station
| native_name = 美咲が丘駅
| native_name = 美咲が丘駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| native_name_lang= ja
| symbol_location= jp
| symbol = jrk
|style=JR Kyushu
| type =
| type =
| image = Misakigaoka Station 2.JPG
| image = Misakigaoka Station 2.JPG
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| caption = Misakigaoka Station in 2006
| caption = Misakigaoka Station in 2006
| other_name =
| other_name =
| address = [[Itoshima, Fukuoka|Itoshima]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| address = 4-chōme-8 Oginoura, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1121
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|33|33|0|N|130|11|8|E|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|33|33|0|N|130|11|8|E|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| operator = [[File:JR logo (kyushu).svg|20px]] [[JR Kyushu]]
| operator = [[File:JR logo (kyushu).svg|20px]] [[JR Kyushu]]
| line = {{colorbull|greenyellow}} [[Chikuhi Line]]
| line = {{JRKSN|JK}} [[Chikuhi Line]]
| distance = 14.3 km from {{STN|Meinohama}}
| distance = 14.3 km from {{STN|Meinohama}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
| tracks = 1
| train_operators =
| train_operators =
| connections =
| connections =
| structure = At grade
| structure = At grade
| parking =
| parking =
| bicycle = Bike shed
| bicycle = Bike shed
| disabled = No - platforms accessed by footbridge
| accessible = No - platforms accessed by footbridge
| code =
| code =
| status = Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
| status = Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191878_1601.html}}
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191878_1601.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1995|10|28|df=y}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1995|10|28|df=y}}
| closed =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| rebuilt =
| former =
| former =
| passengers = 1,043 daily
| passengers = 819 daily
| pass_year = FY2016
| pass_year = FY2020
| pass_rank = 160th (among JR Kyushu stations)
| pass_rank = 159th (among JR Kyushu stations)
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR Kyushu|line= Chikuhi |note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left= Kafuri |right=Chikuzen-Maebaru}}
| services =
| map_type = Japan
| map_type = Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Misakigaoka Station
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| mapframe-zoom = 17
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{{nihongo|'''Misakigaoka Station'''|美咲が丘駅|Misakigaoka-eki}} is a train station in [[Itoshima, Fukuoka|Itoshima]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It is operated by [[JR Kyushu]] and is on the [[Chikuhi Line]].<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|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>
{{nihongo|'''Misakigaoka Station'''|美咲が丘駅|Misakigaoka-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Itoshima, Fukuoka|Itoshima]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It is operated by [[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|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>


==Lines==
==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Chikuhi Line]] and is located 14.3 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Meinohama}}.<ref name=kawashima/> Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.<ref name=JR>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191777_1601.html|title=浜崎|trans-title=Hamasaki|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=JR Kyushu official station website}}</ref>
The station is served by the [[Chikuhi Line]] and is located 14.3&nbsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Meinohama}}.<ref name=kawashima/> Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.<ref name=JR>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191777_1601.html|title=浜崎|trans-title=Hamasaki|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=JR Kyushu official station website}}</ref>


== Station layout ==
== Station layout ==
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern structure in hashigami format. It resembles a vertical red barrel built over the track and houses the ticket window. From there a flight of steps leads down to the platform. There are two entrances to the barrel shaped station building. From the access road, a flight of steps leads up to the red barrel. A second entrance is located in the environs of a residential area south of the station on higher ground. Here the entrance is a yellow tube-shaped tunnel which leads to a fight of steps connecting to the red barrel. Unlike most hashigami designs, it is not possible to enter the station building from the other side of the tracks.<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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|page=11, 77}}</ref><ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/chikuhi/station/0070_misakigaoka.htm|title=美咲が丘|trans-title=Misakigaoka|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref>
The station consists of a [[side platform]] serving a single track. The station building is a modern structure in elevated format. It resembles a vertical red barrel built over the track and houses the ticket window. From there a flight of steps leads down to the platform. There are two entrances to the barrel shaped station building. From the access road, a flight of steps leads up to the red barrel. A second entrance is located in the environs of a residential area south of the station on higher ground. Here the entrance is a yellow tube-shaped tunnel which leads to a fight of steps connecting to the red barrel. Unlike most hashigami designs, it is not possible to enter the station building from the other side of the tracks.<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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=11, 77}}</ref><ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/chikuhi/station/0070_misakigaoka.htm|title=美咲が丘|trans-title=Misakigaoka|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itoshima.blue/chikuhi/misakigaoka|title=JR 美咲が丘駅|trans-title=JR Misakigaoka Station|date=February 2018|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=Itoshima Blue}} Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.</ref>


Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a [[MARS (ticket reservation system)|''Midori no Madoguchi'']] facility.<ref name=jrte>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/fukuoka.html|title=福岡支店内各駅|trans-title=Stations within the Fukuoka Branch|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=JRTE website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jr-mars.dyndns.org/view/station/view1.php?stat_no=600131|title=美咲が丘駅|trans-title=Misakigaoka Station|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=jr-mars.dyndns.org}} See images of tickets sold.</ref>
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a [[MARS (ticket reservation system)|''Midori no Madoguchi'']] facility.<ref name=jrte>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/fukuoka.html|title=福岡支店内各駅|trans-title=Stations within the Fukuoka Branch|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=JRTE website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jr-mars.dyndns.org/view/station/view1.php?stat_no=600131|title=美咲が丘駅|trans-title=Misakigaoka Station|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=jr-mars.dyndns.org}} See images of tickets sold.</ref>
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file:Platform of Misakigaoka Station 4.jpg|A view of the station platform. Note there is no entrance to the station from the main road on the north side of the track (to the left).
file:Platform of Misakigaoka Station 4.jpg|A view of the station platform. Note there is no entrance to the station from the main road on the north side of the track (to the left).
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==Adjacent stations==
{{service rail start}}
{{j-route|route=Chikuhi Line|col=greenyellow}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Chikuzen-Maebaru}}|next={{STN|Kafuri}}|service=Local}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Passed|next=Passed|service=Rapid}}
{{end box}}

==History==
*1995-10-28 - Opening


==History==
==History==
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==Passenger statistics==
==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,043 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 160th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)|trans-title=Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|publisher=JR Kyushu|format=PDF|date=31 July 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|archivedate=1 August 2017|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref>
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 819 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 159th 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==
==Environs==
*[[Route 202 (Japan)|National Route 202]]
* [[Japan National Route 202]]
*Itoshima City Maebaru Nishi Junior High School
*Itoshima City Maebaru Nishi Junior High School
*Itoshima City Minamikaze Elementary School
*Itoshima City Minamikaze Elementary School


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
*[[List of railway stations in Japan]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{commons category}}

{{Chikuhi Line}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191878_1601.html Misakigaoka Station (JR Kyushu)]{{Ja icon}}
*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191878_1601.html Misakigaoka Station (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}


[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1995]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1995]]
[[Category:Chikuhi Line]]
[[Category:Chikuhi Line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Stations of Kyushu Railway Company]]
[[Category:Stations of Kyushu Railway Company]]
[[Category:Itoshima, Fukuoka]]

Latest revision as of 15:37, 19 April 2024

JK  09  Misakigaoka Station

美咲が丘駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Misakigaoka Station in 2006
General information
Location4-chōme-8 Oginoura, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1121
Japan
Coordinates33°33′0″N 130°11′8″E / 33.55000°N 130.18556°E / 33.55000; 130.18556
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JK Chikuhi Line
Distance14.3 km from Meinohama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - platforms accessed by footbridge
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 October 1995; 29 years ago (1995-10-28)
Passengers
FY2020819 daily
Rank159th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kafuri Chikuhi Line
Local
Chikuzen-Maebaru
towards Meinohama
Location
Misakigaoka Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Misakigaoka Station
Misakigaoka Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Misakigaoka Station is located in Japan
Misakigaoka Station
Misakigaoka Station
Misakigaoka Station (Japan)
Map

Misakigaoka Station (美咲が丘駅, Misakigaoka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 14.3 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

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The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern structure in elevated format. It resembles a vertical red barrel built over the track and houses the ticket window. From there a flight of steps leads down to the platform. There are two entrances to the barrel shaped station building. From the access road, a flight of steps leads up to the red barrel. A second entrance is located in the environs of a residential area south of the station on higher ground. Here the entrance is a yellow tube-shaped tunnel which leads to a fight of steps connecting to the red barrel. Unlike most hashigami designs, it is not possible to enter the station building from the other side of the tracks.[3][2][5]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]

History

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JR Kyushu opened the station on 28 October 1995 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 819 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 159th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "美咲が丘" [Misakigaoka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 11, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "浜崎" [Hamasaki]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "JR 美咲が丘駅" [JR Misakigaoka Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ "美咲が丘駅" [Misakigaoka Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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