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Soeda Station

Railway station in Soeda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

33°34′04″N 130°51′23″E / 33.56778°N 130.85639°E / 33.56778; 130.85639Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)JI Hitahikosan Line Distance39.5 km from JōnoPlatforms1 island platformTracks1Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1915 (1915-04-01)Previous namesKami-Soeda (to 1933); Hikosan-guchi (to 1942)Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kanyūsha-Hikosan towards Yoake		Hitahikosan Line		Nishi-Soeda towards Kokura

Location
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Soeda Station (添田駅, Soeda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Soeda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is located 39.5 km from the starting point of the line at Jōno.^[2] Since July 2017, there has been no rail service south of Soeda to Yoake due to rainstorm damage. This section of the line was replaced by bus rapid transit (BRT) on 28 August 2023.

Layout

The station consists of one island platform serving a single track. The opposite side of the platform is used for BRT operations, to permit the straight transfer of passengers from the train to the bus. Prior to the opening of the BRT, large-scale renovation work was carried out around the current platform and the area of the old station, and as a result the two-story reinforced concrete station building located far from the current platform. The station is unattended.^[2]

Gallery

Soeda Station in March 2006
Relationship between Soeda Station platform and BRT
BRT Platform

History

The station opened on 1 April 1915 as Kami-Soeda Station (上添田駅) on the Kokura Railway. It was renamed The station was renamed Hikosan-guchi Station (彦山口駅) in 1933. The Kokura Railway was nationalized on 1 August 1942 and the station renamed to its present name on 1 August 1942. On 1 April 1987, with the privatisation of the JNR, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

Soeda Town Hall
Soeda Town Soeda Elementary School
Soeda Town Soeda Junior High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.