Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station

Kyūdai-Gakkentoshi Station (九大学研都市駅) is a passenger railway station located in Tokunaga, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines
The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 6.5 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama. Local and rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.

Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two elevated tracks. The station building has both a north and south entrance and houses a waiting area, a convenience store and a staffed ticket window. Access to the elevated island platform is by means of escalators and elevators.

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.

History
JR Kyushu opened the station on 23 September 2005 as an additional station on the existing track of the Chikuhi Line.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 6531 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 19th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

 * Genyou High School
 * Fukuoka-Maiduru High School and Junior High School
 * Kyushu University Ito Campus (The station is named for the Kyushu University Ito campus, but the university is approximately 4 km away from this station northwest)