Timetable information
Weekday departures: 7/day · Sat & holiday departures: 135/day
First / last departure (weekday): 5:21 / 24:35 (00:35 next day)
Busiest hour: 0:00–1:00 (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.
Adjacent stations
- JR Chikuhi Line: Shimoyamato ⇄ Kyudai-Gakkentoshi
Location
History
Imajuku Station opened on 15 April 1925 as an intermediate stop when the private Kitakyushu Railway extended its line eastwards and opened Meinohama as the new eastern terminus on the same day. The line was nationalised in 1937 and designated the Chikuhi Line. On 22 March 1983 the Meinohama–Karatsu section was electrified and through-running with the Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line began, at which point Imajuku was removed from the Fukuoka-shi-nai tariff zone. Automatic fare gates were installed on 18 December 1999, SUGOCA service began on 13 March 2010, and platform doors entered service on 13 March 2021. The station passed to JR Kyushu at the 1 April 1987 JNR privatisation.
Notes
On the evening of 19 March 1998 a 6-car Fukuoka-Airport-bound local approaching Imajuku derailed in high winds, injuring six passengers; an investigation found the transport dispatchers had let trains keep running despite warning thresholds being exceeded, and three of them were later summarily indicted.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-22