Chihaya Station
# Chihaya Station

Chihaya Station (千早駅, Chihaya-eki) is a railway station where the Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line and the JR Kagoshima Main Line meet in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. The official name of the Nishitetsu station is Nishitetsu Chihaya Station (西鉄千早駅, Nishitetsu-Chihaya-eki).

## Adjacent Stations

| ← | | Service | | → |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line |||||
| Najima | Najima | - | Kashii-Miyamae | Kashii-Miyamae |

## Lines

* Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
   * Kagoshima Main Line
* Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu)
   * Kaizuka Line

## Station layout

### JR Chihaya Station

The station is above ground level with 2 platforms and 4 tracks.

### Nishitetsu Chihaya Station

The station is above ground level with an island platform and two tracks.

## History

There had been a Nishitetsu station named Nakano Station (名香野駅, Nakano-eki) since 1951. In the course of the redevelopment of a former railway yard in the area, the station was relocated and upgraded to a joint station for Nishitetsu and JR. The JR station was opened in 2003 and the Nishitetsu station was renamed and rebuilt in 2004. The original location of Nakano Station is a few blocks away from the present station.

* June 15, 1951 - Nishitetsu opens Nakano Station.
* July 7, 2003 - JR Kyushu opens Chihaya station.
* August 2, 2004 - Nishitetsu relocates Nakano Station and renames it Nishitetsu Chihaya Station. (Originally scheduled for August 1, but postponed because of an approaching typhoon.)

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 11,923 passengers daily, and it ranked 11th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

