Chikuzen-Maebaru

Weekday departures: 3/day · Sat & holiday departures: 80/day

First / last departure (weekday): 5:07 / 23:59

Busiest hour: 23:00–24:00 (2)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

• JR Chikuhi Line: Itoshimakoko-mae ⇄ Misakigaoka

Chikuzen-Maebaru Station opened on 1 April 1924 as Maebaru Station, the eastern terminus of the private Kitakyushu Railway. The line was extended further east on 15 April 1925, making the station an intermediate stop. On 1 October 1937 the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalised; Japanese Government Railways renamed it Chikuzen-Maebaru and renamed the line the Chikuhi Line. The line was electrified on 22 March 1983 and through-running with the Fukuoka City Subway began, with Fukuoka subway trains turning back here. The station joined JR Kyushu on 1 April 1987 at privatisation, and a new elevated station building opened on 19 December 1999.