Space World Station

Railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan

JA 23 Space World Station

スペースワールド駅

Space World Station in January 2019

General information

Location

Higashida, Higashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka-ken 805-0071
Japan

Coordinates

33°52′16″N 130°48′22″E / 33.871191°N 130.806097°E / 33.871191; 130.806097

Operated by

JR Kyushu

Line(s)

JA Kagoshima Main Line

Platforms

2 island platforms

Tracks

Other information

Status

Staffed

Website

Official website

History

Opened

2 July 1999 (1999-07-02)

Passengers

FY2020

1696 daily

Rank

85th (among JR Kyushu stations)

Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Yahata towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Edamitsu towards Mojikō

Location
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Space World Station (スペースワールド駅, Supēsuwārudo-eki) is a passenger railway station in located Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). ^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 21.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. A glass screen is installed as a windbreak. The floor and walls of the station building are made of brick, and the side walls are made of steel, in the image of the nearby Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace.The station is staffed. ^[2]A freight line (double track) runs inside Track 4 (on the sea side).

Platforms

1, 2	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio and Hakata
3, 4	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and Shimonoseki

History

The station opened on 2 July 1999. The name was selected following a public poll, with other suggested names including "1901 Station" (to commemorate the 1901 opening of the nearby Yahata steelworks) and "Higashida Station" (東田駅) (the name of the area served by the station).^[3] The nearby Space World theme park closed in December 2017, but JR Kyushu has no plans to rename the station following the closure..^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1696 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 85th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

Surrounding area

National Route 3
Space World theme park
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
Kitakyushu Environment Museum
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
Aeon Mall Yahata Higashi shopping mall
Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital
Kitakyushu Chuo 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3巻北九州筑豊エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
^ ^a ^b 閉園で駅名はどうなる？　スペースワールド駅 [What will happen to the name of Space World Station when the theme park closes?] (in Japanese). Japan: Nishinippon Shimbun. 6 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.