Space World Station
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Lines
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 21.1 km from the starting point of the line at Template:STN.[2]
Layout
The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with the station building underneath. A glass screen is installed as a windbreak. The floor and walls of the station building are made of brick, and the side walls are made of steel, in the image of the nearby Higashida Daiichi Blast Furnace.The station is staffed.[2] A freight line (double track) runs inside Track 4 (on the sea side).
Platforms
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History
The station opened on 2 July 1999. The name was selected following a public poll, with other suggested names including "1901 Station" (to commemorate the 1901 opening of the nearby Yahata steelworks) and Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (the name of the area served by the station).[3] The nearby Space World theme park closed in December 2017, but JR Kyushu has no plans to rename the station following the closure.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1696 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 85th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
Surrounding area
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- Space World
- Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
- Kitakyushu Environment Museum
- Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio
- Aeon Mall Yahata Higashi shopping mall
- Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital
- Kitakyushu Chuo Junior High School
See also
References
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External links
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