Mojikō Station
{{Short description|Railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = {{JRKSN|JA|31}}
Mojikō Station
| native_name = 門司港駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| style = JR Kyushu
| image = 門司港駅前20200919-IMG 8851.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mojikō Station in September 2020
| other_name =
| address = 1-5-31 Nishi-Kaigan, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
{{Nihongo2|（北九州市門司区西海岸一丁目5-31）}}
| country = Japan
| coordinates =
| operator = {{ric|JR Kyushu|name=y}}
| line = {{rcb|JR Kyushu|Kagoshima|yes}}
| platforms = 2 island platforms
| tracks = 4
| connections = File:Heisei Chikuhō Railway Logo.png Heichiku {{small|via Kyushu Railway History Museum Station}}
| structure = At grade
| code = JA31
| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91101010}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1891|04|01|df=y}}
| rebuilt =
| closed =
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR Kyushu|note-mid={{SLL|Rapid|blue|white}}{{SLL|Semi Rapid|gold}}{{SLL|Local}}|line=Kagoshima|left=Komorie|note-left={{JRKSN|JA|30}}}}
| map_type = Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan Kyushu#Japan
}}
{{nihongo|Mojiko Station|門司港駅|Mojikō-eki}} is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
Lines
Mojikō Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line. The station is located close to Kyushu Railway History Museum Station on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line operated by Heichiku.
Station layout
The Neo-Renaissance style building was built in 1914.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.{{cite web |url= http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91101010|script-title=ja:駅情報 門司港駅 |trans-title=Station Information: Mojiko Station|publisher= Kyushu Railway Company |location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 22 October 2012}}
History
The station opened on 1 April 1891.{{cite book |script-title=ja: 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title=JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 158| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}} With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
From 29 September 2012, the 1914-vintage station building was temporarily closed for major renovations. It is scheduled to reopen in March 2018.{{cite magazine| title = 9/29, 門司港駅,「大正駅舎」の営業を終了|trans-title=29 Sept: Mojiko Station "Taisho period building" closes|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 52| issue = 620| page =162| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = December 2012}} It was reopened in 2019 and is one of the two railway stations designated as an Important Cultural Property.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 37th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）|trans-title=Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|publisher=JR Kyushu|date=31 July 2017|access-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=dead}}
Surrounding area
Mojikō Station is the gateway to various tourist attractions and old buildings which have been preserved in the nearby streets under the name Mojikō Retro.
Gallery
Mojiko Station Night View 20200314-1.jpg|Mojikō Station at night, March 2020
Mojiko Station Night View 20200314-2.jpg|At night, March 2020
Moji 20190502 110510.jpg|May 2019
Moji 20190502 105659.jpg|May 2019
Moji 20190502 113916.jpg|May 2019
Ticket vending machines at Mojiko Station 20200315.jpg|Ticket vending machines, March 2020
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91101010 Mojiko Station information] (JR Kyushu) {{in lang|ja}}
{{Kagoshima Main Line}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|33|56|42|N|130|57|41|E|type:railwaystation|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mojiko Station}}