is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The above-ground portion is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number NK01 and the underground portion is operated by the Fukuoka City Subway.
Lines The above-ground station is the northern terminus of the 11.0 kilometer Nishitetsu Kaizuka Line to . The underground portion is served by the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line and is 4.7 kilometers from and 12.8 kilometers from .
Station layout The station consists of two island platforms. The station is staffed. The subway station's symbol mark is a brown conch which because Kaizuka's initials Chinese character means seashell and spiral is suggestive of transportation's junction.
Platforms
History A signal stop was established on this location on 4 February 1935. It was promoted to a full station on 20 April 1950 as . It was renamed on 5 March 1954. Due to the closure of the Fukuoka Velodrome, the name was changed to Kaizuka Station on 1 November 1962. The subway station opened on 1 July 2004.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2022, the NNR portion station was used by 16,171 passengers daily. During the same period, the Fukuoka City Subway portion of the station was used by 9975 passengers daily.
Surrounding area Condominiums are prominent around the station, including the Kaizuka housing complex. Japan National Route 3
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
NNR official home page Fukuoka City Subway station information