Wajiro Station

Wajiro Station (和白駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and by the private transportation company Nishitetsu.

Lines
The station is served by the Kashii Line and is located 9.2 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki. It is also served by the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line, and is 7.2 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Kaizuka.

Station layout
The JR station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The Nishitetsu portion of the station likewise has two opposed side platforms, but connected by a level crossing.

History
On 24 January 1905 the station opened as a simple stop for the Hakata Bay Railway (renamed Hakata Bay Railway Steamship in 1920). Due to a merger on 19 September 1942, it became a station on to the Nishi-Nippon Railway Kasuya Line, which was semi-nationalized on 1 May 1944. It was promoted to a full station at that time. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the Kashii Line portion of the station. From October 2001 to November 2003, construction work to build a new elevated station was undertaken. The new station was opened on 13 March 2004 and is about 400 metres north of the old location.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 111st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. During the same period, the Nishitetsu portion of the station served 1,754 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Fukuoka City Wajiraoka Junior High School