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Miyanojin Station

Railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeT25WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened12 April 1024 (1024-04-12)PassengersFY20222066

Location
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Miyanojin Station (宮の陣駅, Miyanojin-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T25.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 36.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station. It is also terminus of the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 17.9 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Amagi.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of a one side platform and one "V"-shaped island platform, with the platform for the Amagi Line at a sharp angle to that of the Tenjin Ōmuta Line. The platforms are connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Amagi Line	for Hongō and Amagi
2	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Yanagawa and Ōmuta
3	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Nishitetsu Futsukaichi and Fukuoka

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Ajisaka	Local	Kushiwara
Ogōri	Express	Kurume
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Amagi Line
Terminus	-	Gorōmaru

History

The station opened on 12 April 1924 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 2066 passengers daily. ^[2]

Surrounding area

Miyanojin Shrine
Chikugo Kokubun-ji
Japan National Route 3

References

^ ^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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.