is a railway station where the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line

Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line

The is a Japanese railway line in Fukuoka prefecture, run by Nishitetsu. It serves Kaizuka, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka city, linking it to Nishitetsu Shingū, Shingū. It connects to the Kashii Line of JR Kyushu at Wajiro, and the Hakozaki Line of Fukuoka City Subway at Kaizuka...

 and the JR Kagoshima Main Line

Kagoshima Main Line

The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...

 meet in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

Higashi-ku, Fukuoka

is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of 2004, it has a population of 275,652 people and an area of 66.68 sq. km. Its name literally means "east ward".Kashii is in this ward. It is south of neighbouring Shingū, Fukuoka....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The official name of the Nishitetsu station is .

Lines

• Kyushu Railway Company
  Kyushu Railway Company
  The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...
  
   (JR Kyushu)
  • Kagoshima Main Line
    Kagoshima Main Line
    The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company between Mojikō in Kitakyūshū, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu...
    
    
• Nishi-Nippon Railroad
  Nishi-Nippon Railroad
  The , also called or NNR, is one of Japan's "Big 16" private railroad companies. With headquarters in Fukuoka, it operates local and highway buses, supermarkets, real-estate and travel agencies, as well as railways in Fukuoka Prefecture. In addition, from 1950 to 1972, the company owned the Lions...
  
   (Nishitetsu)
  • Kaizuka Line
    Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line
    The is a Japanese railway line in Fukuoka prefecture, run by Nishitetsu. It serves Kaizuka, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka city, linking it to Nishitetsu Shingū, Shingū. It connects to the Kashii Line of JR Kyushu at Wajiro, and the Hakozaki Line of Fukuoka City Subway at Kaizuka...
    
    

JR Chihaya Station

The station is above ground level with 2 platforms and 4 tracks.

Tracks

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1	■Kagoshima Main Line	to ・・・
2	■Kagoshima Main Line	to Kashii・Akama・Orio・Kokura (Sidetrack)
3	■Kagoshima Main Line	to ・・
4	■Kagoshima Main Line	to Hakata・Futsukaichi・Kurume (sidetrack)

Nishitetsu Chihaya Station

The station is above ground level with an island platform and 2 tracks.

Tracks

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1	■Kaizuka Line	to
2	■Kaizuka Line	to

History

There had been a Nishitetsu station named since 1951. In the course of the redevelopment of a former railway yard in the area, the station was relocated and upgraded to a joint station for Nishitetsu and JR. The JR station was opened in 2003 and the Nishitetsu station was renamed and rebuilt in 2004. The original location of Nakano Station is a few blocks away from the present station.

• June 15, 1951 - Nishitetsu opens Nakano Station.
• July 7, 2003 - JR Kyushu opens Chihaya station.
• August 2, 2004 - Nishitetsu relocates Nakano Station and renames it Nishitetsu Chihaya Station. (Originally scheduled for August 1, but postponed because of an approaching typhoon.)

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