Chihaya Station
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Chihaya Station
千早駅
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| A sign at Nishitetsu Chihaya Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka (See other stations in Fukuoka) |
| City | Fukuoka |
| Ward | Higashi |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1951 |
| Former name | Nakano Station |
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| Operator(s) | Nishi-Nippon Railroad, JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line JR Kagoshima Main Line |
Chihaya Station (千早駅 Chihaya-eki?) is a railway station where the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and the JR Kagoshima Main Line meet in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The official name of the Nishitetsu station is Nishitetsu Chihaya Station (西鉄千早駅 Nishitetsu-Chihaya-eki?).[1]
[edit] Lines
- Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
- Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu)
[edit] History
There had been a Nishitetsu station named Nakano Station (名香野駅 Nakano-eki?) since 1951. In the course of the redevelopment of former railway yard in the area, the station was relocated and upgraded to a joint station of Nishitetsu and JR.[2] The JR station was opened in 2003 and the Nishitetsu station was renamed and rebuilt in 2004. The original location of Nakano Station is a few blocks away from the present station.
- June 15, 1951 - Nishitetsu opens Nakano Station. [3]
- July 7, 2003 - JR Kyushu opens Chihaya station. [4]
- August 2, 2004 - Nishitetsu relocates Nakano Station and renames it Nishitetsu Chihaya Station. (Originally scheduled on August 1, but postponed because of an approaching typhoon.) [1][5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Nishitetsu News Release (June 29, 2004) (Japanese)
- ^ Project overview (Urban Renaissance Agency) (Japanese)
- ^ Japanese Wikipedia article 千早駅 as of 2008-05-15 15:07 UTC, which does not cite any source for this date.
- ^ Timeline of JR Kyushu (Japanese)
- ^ JTB Timetable "Supanavi" (2004) (Japanese)
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