Shin-Iizuka Station


Shin-Iizuka Station is a railway station on the Chikuhō Main Line and Gotōji Line in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company.

Lines

Shin-Iizuka Station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line as well as the Gotōji Line, of which it is the western terminus.

Adjacent stations

History

The privately run Chikuho Kogyo Railway had opened a track from to on 30 August 1891 and after several phases of expansion, the track had reached by 1893. On 1 October 1897, the Chikuho Kogyo Railway, now renamed the Chikuho Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway which undertook further expansion so that the track had reached Nagao took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main Line. On 10 May 1920, JGR upgraded Yoshiwa to a general station for both freight and passenger traffic. On 1 February 1935, the name of the station was changed to Shin-Iizuka. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,434 passengers daily, and it ranked 47th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.