title: Chihaya Station
text: # 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.
  
  