Chikuzen-Fukae Station

Chikuzen-Fukae Station (筑前深江駅) is a passenger railway station located in Nijō-Fukae, in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). This station is where through-service trains from the Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line (Airport Line) normally terminate.

Lines
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 20.1 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.

Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with an elevated station building.The station is staffed.

History
The private Kitakyushu Railway opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923 with Chikuzen-Fukae opening as an intermediate station between the two on 1 April 1924. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. The new station building and station passageway were opened on 26 March 2018.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 701 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 181st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

 * Itoshima City Office Nijō Branch (former Nijō Town Hall)
 * Japan National Route 202