Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station

Location
	Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station (Japan)

JF 09
Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station

小波瀬西工大前駅
JF 09 ; Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station; 小波瀬西工大前駅
	Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station building in August 2007
General information
Location	Aratsu, Kanda-machi, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka-ken 800-0344; Japan
Coordinates	33°45′11″N 130°58′19″E / 33.75306°N 130.97194°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JF Nippō Main Line
Distance	22.2 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JF09
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 May 1948
Previous names	Obase (to 1992)
Passengers
FY2020	1380 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station (Japan)

Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station (小波瀬西工大前駅, Obase-Nishikōdai-mae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

Lines

Obase-Nishikōdai-mae Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 22.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected to the reinforced concrete station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu
2, 3	■ JF Nippō Main Line	for Kokura

History

Obase Signal was established on 28 May 1944, and was elevated to passenger station status on 15 October 1948 as Obase Station (小波瀬駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1992.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 1380 boarding passengers at this station.^[4]

Surrounding area

Nishinippon Institute of Technology

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "小波瀬西工大前に改称 JR日豊線小波瀬駅". 交通新聞. 交通新聞社. September 12, 1992.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

External links

Media related to Obase-Nishikodai-mae Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[kawashima-2] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.

[3] "小波瀬西工大前に改称 JR日豊線小波瀬駅". 交通新聞. 交通新聞社. September 12, 1992.

[4] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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