JB 03 Minami-Fukuoka Station 南福岡駅
Minami-Fukuoka Station in 2017
General information
Location	Hakata, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33°32′33″N 130°27′33″E / 33.5424°N 130.4593°E / 33.5424; 130.4593
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	84.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1889 (1889-12-11)
Previous names	Zasshonokuma (until 1966)
Passengers

FY2016	9,819
Rank	14th (among JR Kyushu stations)




Location
JB 03 Minami-Fukuoka Station Location within Japan

Minami-Fukuoka Station (南福岡駅) is a train station operated by JR Kyushu on the Kagoshima Main Line in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 84.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side and two island platforms serving five tracks.^[2]

1	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi, Kurume and Ōmuta
2	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi, Kurume and Ōmuta
3	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata, Akama and Kokura
4	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata, Akama and Kokura
5	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata, Akama and Kokura

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
JB 02 Sasabaru		-	JB 04 Kasuga

11 December 1889: The station was opened as Zasshonokuma Station (雑餉隈駅) by the privately run Kyushu Railway during the first phase of its network construction when a track was laid between Hakata and Tosu.^[3]^[4]
1 July 1907: Kyushu Railways is nationalized. Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over the control of the station.^[3]
12 October 1909: The station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line.^[3]
21 November 1909: The station became part of the Kagoshima Main Line.^[3]
15 October 1919: Double-track line between Hakata and Futsukaichi laid down.
14 October 1960: Minami-Fukuoka train yard opened.
1 June 1961: Line is electrified between Kurume and Mojikō, including this station.
1 November 1966: Station renamed Minami-Fukuoka Station.^[4] This was due to users complaining that a nearby station on the Tenjin Ōmuta Line bore the same name.
1 April 1987: Privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR Line. Control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[4]
1994: Station burned down in arson attack.
July 1999: Station rebuilt with automatic ticket gates.
2006: Elevators added to platforms.

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 9,819 passengers daily, and it ranked 14th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

^ "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3巻北九州筑豊エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 16, 67. ISBN 9784062951623.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 678. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Heisei 28)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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v t e Stations of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line
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