Yukuhashi Station

Yukuhashi Station (行橋駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of  Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway..

Lines
Yukuhashi Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 25.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura. It is also the terminus of the Tagawa line and is 26.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Tagawa-Ita Station

Layout
The station consists of two island platforms with four tracks, and a cut-out platform for the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Line (platform 5) located at the southern end of the Nippō Main Line inbound platform (platforms 3 and 4). The stairs leading to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway platform and the ground level area are located outside the JR ticket gate, and can be freely accessed (there is no elevator). Tickets are purchased from automatic ticket vending machines located on the ground floor, but cash can also be paid on board. There is a transfer gate at the border between the Heisei Chikuhō Railway platform and the Nippō Main Line inbound platform, and a JR automatic ticket vending machine is installed. The Honya exit is directly managed by JR Kyushu and has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Heisei Chikuhō Railway transfer gate is outsourced to JR Kyushu Service Support.

History
The station was opened on 15 August 1895 with the opening of the private Hōshū Railway from Kokura. The line was further extended to Yanagigaura by 25 September 1897. The Hōshū railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway on September 3, 1903. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909. The Tagawa Line began operations from 2 October 1909. On 15 December 1923, the Hōshū Main Line was renamed the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 4,790 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 32nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. In the same period, the Heisei Chikuhō Railway portion of the station was used by 351 passengers daily.

Surrounding area
The station is located in the urban center of Yukuhashi
 * Yukuhashi City Hall