Mojikō 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).
16-563: 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 . The Neo-Renaissance style building was built in 1914. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi " staffed ticket counter. The station opened on 1 April 1891. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987,
32-662: Is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu , and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City , at the southern end of Kyushu . Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km (244 mi) between its two termini; however, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen on March 13, the section between Yatsushiro and Sendai was transferred to
48-552: The Kyushu Shinkansen , the Yatsushiro to Sendai section was transferred to the third-sector Hisatsu Orange Railway . The Moji to Kokura section was double-tracked in 1897. The 14 km Kokura to Kurosaki section (on a new alignment to the west of the original line) opened in 1908, and was completed to Hakata by 1913. The line was double-tracked south of Hakata to Tosu between 1917 and 1921, with Tosu to Hizen Asahi opening 1934, and to Kurume in 1942. The next section to Araki
64-606: The Nippo Main Line was opened in 1903 for the same reason. However, following Japan's success in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War , this concern diminished and the Kokura to Kurosaki section was rebuilt (and duplicated) on a new easier (though 3 km longer) alignment to the west of the original line in 1908. The original 11 km section was then renamed the Okura Line and operated until 1911, when it closed together with
80-540: The 197 km Mojiko - Hakata - Kumamoto section between 1889 and 1891, extended the line south to Yatsushiro by 1896 and the company was nationalised in 1907. At the southern end the line from Kagoshima to Hayato (now part of the Nippo Main Line ) opened as part of the Hisatsu Line in 1901. The Hayato to Yoshimatsu section of the Hisatsu line opened in 1903, the Yatsushiro to Hitoyoshi section opened in 1908, and
96-517: The Hiji - Oita section between 1966 and 1987. The 152 km Kokura - Saizaki section was electrified in 1967, extended 191 km to Minami Miyazaki in 1974, and a further 120 km to Kagoshima in 1979. A 3 km 'Kokura Bypass' line (junctioning 2 km north of Kokura on the Kagoshima Main Line ) to the Nippo Main Line was opened in 1903, together with another line linking back to
112-723: The Hitoyoshi to Yoshimatsu section in 1909, providing the original connection from Kagoshima to Yatsushiro. The Kagoshima to Sendai line opened between 1913 and 1914, and the Sendai to Yatsushiro section opened between 1922 and 1927, at which time this route replaced the Hisatsu Line to become the southern part of the Kagoshima Main Line. In 2004, following the opening of the Kagoshima to Shin-Yatsushiro section of
128-799: The Kokura Bypass line. Nippo Main Line The Nippō Main Line ( 日豊本線 , Nippō-honsen ) is a railway line in Kyushu , in southern Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Also known as the Fukuhoku Nippo Line, The line connects Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka , and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima via the east coast of Kyushu, passing through the prefectural capitals of Ōita and Miyazaki . A number of Limited Express trains operate along
144-483: The busiest stations of JR Kyushu. 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. 33°56′42″N 130°57′41″E / 33.94500°N 130.96139°E / 33.94500; 130.96139 Kagoshima Main Line The Kagoshima Main Line ( 鹿児島本線 , Kagoshima-honsen )
160-514: The latter in 1901, and was nationalised in 1907. The lines were connected in 1909, and extended south to Usa in the same year, the line reaching Beppu and Oita in 1911, Usuki in 1915 and Shigeoka in 1922. The section from Kagoshima - Hayato opened as part of the Hisatsu line in 1901. The original rail connection to Miyazaki (via the Kitto Line ) opened in 1916, and the line was extended north to Takanabe in 1920, Bibi Tsu in 1921 and connected to
176-405: The line from Kokura in 1923. The line west of Miyakonojo opened in sections from 1929, connecting to Hayato in 1932. The 2.8 km Obase - Yukuhashi section was the first to be duplicated in 1956, and the Kokura - Jono section was double-tracked by 1958, continued to Obase by 1965 and extended south to Tateishi by 1983. The Naka Yamaga - Kisuki section was double-tracked between 1977 and 1978, and
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#1732798015192192-480: The route, including Limited Express Sonic trains between Hakata and Oita. Though Kagoshima is the southern terminus for the line, some trains continue via the Kagoshima Main Line to the adjacent Kagoshima-Chūō station. The Kyushu Railway Co. opened the 6 km Kokura - Jono section in 1895, and the Hōshū Railway Co. opened the 46 km Yukuhashi - Buzen Nagasu section in 1897. The former company acquired
208-489: 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. It was reopened in 2019 and is one of the two railway stations designated as an Important Cultural Property. In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,164 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 37th among
224-613: The third-sector Hisatsu Orange Railway Company . The line is an important line in Kyushu, connecting Fukuoka ( Hakata Station ) to many other major cities. It is the main line through the Fukuoka urban district, and as such many long-distance express trains from all parts of Kyushu use the section between Kokura Station (Kitakyushu) and Tosu Station , where the Nagasaki Main Line meets the Kagoshima Main Line. This section
240-534: Was double-tracked in 1961, to Kumamoto in 1968 and Yatsushiro in 1970. The Yunoura to Tsunagi section was double-tracked between 1966 and 1968. The line was double-tracked from Kagoshima to Higashichiki between 1969 and 1980. The original Kokura to Kurosaki alignment avoided the coastline due to the Japanese army expressing concern at the vulnerability of a coastal route to enemy naval gunfire. A 3 km "Kokura Bypass" line (junctioning 2 km north of Kokura) to
256-652: Was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line from March 13, 2004. Some through services operate over this section. Yatsushiro - Higo-Kōda - Hinagu ( Hinagu-Onsen ) - Higo-Futami - Kami-Tanoura - ( Tanoura-Otachimisaki-Kōen ) - Higo-Tanoura - Uminoura - Sashiki - Yunoura - Tsunagi - ( Shin-Minamata ) - Minamata - Fukuro - Komenotsu - Izumi - Nishi-Izumi - Takaono - Nodagō - Origuchi - Akune - Ushinohama - Satsuma-Ōkawa - Nishikata - Satsuma-Taki - Kusamichi - Kami-Sendai - Sendai The Kyushu Railway opened
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