Kamiura Station

Railway station in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeA03WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 December 1921 (1921-12-08)PassengersFY2022105

Location
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Kamiura Station (上浦駅, Kamiura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A03.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 14.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

■ Amagi Line

for Miyanojin, and Amagi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nishitetsu Amagi Line
Hongō		-	Mada

History

The station opened on 8 December 1921 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn 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. ^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 105 passengers daily. ^[3]

Surrounding area

Ōita Expressway
Japan National Route 322
Amagi Futaba Kindergarten
Katsuki Hospital

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.
^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.