The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 5.5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō. It is also the terminus of the San'yo Main Line and is 534.4 kilometers from the opposing teminus of that line at Kōbe.[2] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[3]
Station layoutedit
The station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks, with a three-story bridge station building which was completed in 2004. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
The station opened as Ōsato Station (大里駅) on the Kyushu Railway on 1 April 1891. The railway was nationalized in 1907. On 1 April 1942, due to the completion of the Kanmon Railway Tunnel, the station was relocated approximately 400 meters toward Kagoshima and renamed Moji Station. At the same time, the current Mojiko Station was renamed from Moji Station to Mojiko Station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
Passenger statisticsedit
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4,876 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 29th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
Surrounding areaedit
The station is located at the western end of Moji Ward. The area around the station is an urban area, but the center of Moji Ward is the area around Mojiko Station. Japan National Route 3 runs parallel to the railroad tracks in front of the station's south exit.
moji, station, 門司駅, moji, junction, passenger, railway, station, located, moji, kitakyushu, fukuoka, prefecture, japan, operated, kyushu, 門司駅station, buildinggeneral, informationlocation2, nakamachi, moji, kitakyūshū, fukuoka, kenjapancoordinates33, 90417, 933. Moji Station 門司駅 Moji eki is a junction passenger railway station located in Moji ku Kitakyushu Fukuoka Prefecture Japan It is operated by JR Kyushu 1 JA 29 JA 52 Moji Station門司駅Station buildingGeneral informationLocation2 1 Nakamachi Moji ku Kitakyushu shi Fukuoka kenJapanCoordinates33 54 15 N 130 55 59 3 E 33 90417 N 130 933139 E 33 90417 130 933139Operated byJR KyushuLine s JA Kagoshima Main Line JA San yo Main LineDistance5 5 km from Mojikō starting point of the Kagoshima Main Line 0 0 km station is the starting point of the San yo Main Line Platforms3 island platformsTracks6ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed Midori no Madoguchi WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1891 133 years ago 1891 04 01 Previous namesŌsato Station to 1942 Passengers2021 Daily 5 120ServicesPreceding station JR Kyushu Following station KokuraJA 28 towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main LineRapidSemi RapidLocal KomorieJA 30 towards Mojikō Terminus San yō Line ShimonosekiJA 53 TerminusLocationMoji StationLocation within Fukuoka PrefectureShow map of Fukuoka PrefectureMoji StationMoji Station Japan Show map of Japan Station sign Contents 1 Lines 2 Station layout 2 1 Platforms 3 History 4 Passenger statistics 5 Surrounding area 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLines editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 5 5 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō It is also the terminus of the San yo Main Line and is 534 4 kilometers from the opposing teminus of that line at Kōbe 2 Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station 3 Station layout editThe station consists of three island platforms serving six tracks with a three story bridge station building which was completed in 2004 The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office 2 Platforms edit 1 JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Hakata 2 3 4 JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Hakata JF Nippo Main Line for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu disambiguation needed JA San yo Main Line for Shimonoseki 5 6 JA San yo Main Line for Shimonoseki JA Kagoshima Main Line for MojikōHistory editThe station opened as Ōsato Station 大里駅 on the Kyushu Railway on 1 April 1891 The railway was nationalized in 1907 On 1 April 1942 due to the completion of the Kanmon Railway Tunnel the station was relocated approximately 400 meters toward Kagoshima and renamed Moji Station At the same time the current Mojiko Station was renamed from Moji Station to Mojiko Station With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987 control of the station passed to JR Kyushu Passenger statistics editIn fiscal 2020 the station was used by an average of 4 876 passengers daily boarding passengers only and it ranked 29th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu 4 Surrounding area editThe station is located at the western end of Moji Ward The area around the station is an urban area but the center of Moji Ward is the area around Mojiko Station Japan National Route 3 runs parallel to the railroad tracks in front of the station s south exit See also editList of railway stations in JapanReferences edit JR Kyushu Route Map PDF JR Kyushu Retrieved 3 March 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア Japan Railways Illustrated Shikoku and Kyushu All lines all stations all track layouts Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area in Japanese Kodansha pp 8 76 ISBN 9784062951647 下山門 Imajuku JR Kyushu official station website Retrieved 26 March 2018 駅別乗車人員上位300駅 2020年度 PDF Retrieved 8 September 2023 External links edit nbsp Media related to Moji Station at Wikimedia Commons Moji Station JR Kyushu in Japanese nbsp This Fukuoka Prefecture railroad station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moji Station amp oldid 1222659232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
