title: Edamitsu Station
text: # Edamitsu Station
  
  Edamitsu Station (枝光駅, Edamitsu-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan.
  
  ## History
  
  The station was opened by Japanese Government Railways (JGR) on 1 April 1908 on its stretch of track between Moji (now Mojikō and Yatsushiro. 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. 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 2,962 passengers daily, and it ranked 62nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
  
  