Dazaifu Station

Dazaifu Station (太宰府駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Dazaifu, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number D02.

Lines
The station is the terminus of the Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line and is 2.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at for Nishitetsu Futsukaichi.

Station layout
The station consists of two bay platforms serving three tracks.

History
The station opened on 1 May 1902 as a station on the Dazaifu Horse Railway, which used horse-drawn carriages on a railway with a gauge of 914mm. The motive source was changed from horse to steam on 20 January 1912, and the track was changed to 1435 mm gauge and electrified by 24 September 1924. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway on 23 August 1934, which merged with the Kyushu Electric Tram RAilway on 19 September 1942 to become Nishi-Nippon Railway.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 11,658 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
The station is located slightly northeast of the center of Dazaifu City. There is a tourist information center inside the station and it is close to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, making it a base for sightseeing in Dazaifu, but the neighboring Nishitetsu Gojo Station is closer to Dazaifu's downtown area and city hall.