Shin-Sakaemachi Station (Fukuoka)

Shin-Sakaemachi Station (新栄町駅, Shin-Sakaemachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T49.[1]

This article is about the railway station in Fukuoka Prefecture. For the subway station in Nagoya, see Shin-Sakaemachi Station (Aichi).

Shin-Sakaemachi Station

新栄町駅
Shin-Sakaemachi Station building
General information
LocationShinsakaemachi, Ōmuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken 836-0041
Japan
Coordinates33°2′18.44″N 130°26′58.56″E
Operated by Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance73.3 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
    Other information
    StatusUnstaffed
    Station codeT49
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened1 October 1938 (1938-10-01)
    Previous namesSakaemachi (to 1939)
    Kyutetsu Sakaemachi (to 1942)
    Nishitetsu Sakaemachi (to 1970)
    Passengers
    FY20223365
    Location
    Shin-Sakaemachi Station
    Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
    Shin-Sakaemachi Station
    Shin-Sakaemachi Station (Japan)

    Lines

    The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 73.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.[1]

    Station layout

    The station consists of one elevated island platform with an elevated station building above the platform.[1]

    Platforms
    1 ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line for Ōmuta
    2 ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line for Daizenji, Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi, Fukuoka and Nishitetsu Yanagawa
    • Panoramic view of the premises. The front is towards Fukuoka (Tenjin) and the back is towards Omuta.
    • Platform

    Adjacent stations
    ←Service→
    Nishi-Nippon Railroad
    Tenjin Ōmuta Line
    Ginsui Local Ōmuta
    Yanagawa Express Ōmuta
    Yanagawa Limited Express Ōmuta

    History

    The station opened on 1 October 1938 as Sakaemachi Station (栄町駅). The station name was changed to Kyutetsu Sakaemachi Station (九鉄栄町駅) on 1 July 1939. The company 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 and the station was renamed Nishitetsu Sakaemachi Station (西鉄栄町駅) . It was relocated to its present location renamed again to its present name on 28 April 1970.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 3365 passengers daily.[2]

    Surrounding area
    • Mitsui Chemicals Omuta Plant
    • Mitsui Kinzoku Mining Miike Factory
    • Omuta Asahimachi Post Office

    See also

    References
    1. 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.
    2. "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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