Kashii Station
# Kashii Station

Kashii Station (香椎駅, Kashii-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

## Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 69.8 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.

The station is also served by the Kashii Line and is located 12.9 km from the starting point of the line at Saitozaki.

## Layout

The station consists of a side and two island platforms serving five tracks.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin | for Kokura, Yanagigaura, Ōita, Saiki, and Miyazaki |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio, Kokura, and Mojikō |
| 1 | ■ Kashii Line | for Umi-no-Nakamichi and Saitozaki |
| 2 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin, Kirameki | for Hakata |
| 2 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Hakata, Futsukaichi, Tosu, Kurume, and Ōmuta |
| 3 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Hakata, Futsukaichi, Tosu, Kurume and Ōmuta |
| 3 | ■ Kashii Line | for Umi-no-Nakamichi, Saitozaki, Chōjabaru and Umi |
| 4 | ■ Kashii Line | for Umi-no-Nakamichi, Saitozaki, Chōjabaru, and Umi |
| 5 | ■ Kashii Line | for Umi-no-Nakamichi, Saitozaki, Chōjabaru, and Umi|} |

## History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata to Akama by 28 September 1890, with Kashii being opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations. On 1 January 1904, the Hakata Bay Railway opened a line between Saitozaki and Sue, connecting to Kashii as one of the intermediate stops. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. In 1942, the Hakata Railway, now renamed the Hakata Railway and Steamship Company merged with other companies, becoming the Nishi Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu). On 1 May 1944, Nishitetsu's line from Saitozaki to Sue and its later extensions to Shinbaru and Umi were also nationalized and became designated as the Kashii Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 12,172 passengers daily, and it ranked 10th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

