Chikuzen-Yamae Station


Chikuzen-Yamae Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
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Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located from the starting point of the line at.

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. Across the track can be seen another, disused side platform as well as the track bed of a second track which has since been removed. A siding branches off the track and ends behind the platform and is used by track maintenance equipment. A small station building built in traditional Japanese style serves as a waiting room. A separate weather shelter is provided on the platform itself.

History

Japanese Government Railways opened Chikuzen-Yamae on 7 December 1929 as an intermediate station when the track of Chikuho Main Line was extended to. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
Station numbering was introduced on 28 September 2018 with Chikuzen-Yamae being assigned station number JG04.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily.

Surrounding area