is a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 on the Kyūshū Railway Company

Kyushu Railway Company

The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...

 (JR Kyūshū) Chikuhō Main Line

Chikuho Main Line

The is a railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Part of Kyushu Railway Company , it runs from Wakamatsu Station in Kitakyūshū to Haruda Station in Chikushino.-Line data:*Company: JR Kyushu*Distance: Wakamatsu–Haruda 66.1 km...

 (also known as the Wakamatsu Line) located in Wakamatsu-ku

Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu

is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km² and a population of about 88,594 .Important facilities include: Green Park, Ecotown recycling area, Gakuen Toshi academic area, and Hibiki container terminal...

, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Station layout

There is a single island platform currently served by one track.

Adjacent stations

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Surrounding area

Wakamatsu Station is the easternmost station on the Chikuhō Main Line and lies about 500 meters southwest of the Wakato Bridge. The surrounding area, once home to a freight yard, has seen the development of new residential condominiums in recent years. National Route 199

Route 199 (Japan)

National Route 199 is a national highway of Japan connecting Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū and Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū in Japan, with a total length of 33.2 km ....

 is immediately northwest of the station.

The nearest city bus stop is located northeast of the station along National Route 495.

External links

• Wakamatsu Station