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{{short description|Railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name        ={{JRK Station Numbering|JA|25}} Tobata Station
| native_name = 戸畑駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| symbol_location= jp
| symbol = jrk
|style=JR Kyushu
| type        = 
| image       = Tobata station.jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = Tobata Station
| other_name  = 
| address     = 1 Shioimachi, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 804-0067
| country     = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|33.897207|130.820486|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:JP_scale:10000}} 
| operator    = [[File:JR logo (kyushu).svg|20px]] [[JR Kyushu]]
| line        = {{JRKSN|JA}}  [[Kagoshima Main Line]]
| distance    = 17.2 km from {{STN|Mojikō|x}}
| platforms           = 1 island platform
| tracks              = 
| train_operators     = 
| connections         = 
| structure           = Embankment
| parking             = 
| bicycle             = 
| accessible            = 
| code                =
| status              = Staffed (''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'')
| website             = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191720_1601.html}}
| opened              = {{Start date|1902|12|27|df=y}}
| rebuilt             = 
| former              = 
| closed              = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| passengers          = 7521
| pass_year           = FY2020
| pass_rank           = 14th (among JR Kyushu stations)
| services    = {{Adjstn|system=JR Kyushu|line=Kagoshima|left= Edamitsu |right= Kyūshūkōdaimae }}
| map_type = Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Tobata Station
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{{nihongo|'''Tobata Station'''|戸畑駅|Tobata-eki}}  is a passenger [[railway station]] located in [[Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu]], Japan.  It is operated by [[JR Kyushu]].<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|access-date=23 February 2018}}</ref>

==Lines==
The station is served by the [[Kagoshima Main Line]] and is located 17.2&nbsp;km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Mojikō|x}}.<ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951623|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area|language=Japanese|pages=25, 69}}</ref>

==Layout==
The station consists of one elevated [[island platform]] with the station building underneath. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.<ref name=kawashima/>

===Platforms===
{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx ={{JRKSN|JA}} [[Kagoshima Main Line]]|lwidth=200|dir=for {{STN|Kurosaki|x}} and {{STN|Hakata|x}}}} 
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2| first=3|nidx ={{JRKSN|JA}} [[Kagoshima Main Line]]|dir=  for {{STN|Kokura|x}} and {{STN|Shimonoseki|x}}}}  

==History==
The privately run [[Kyushu Railway]] had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by November 1896 had a stretch of track from {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}} northwards to {{STN|Kurosaki|x}}. This stretch of track was subsequently linked up with another stretch further north from Moji (now {{STN|Mojikō|x}}) to {{STN|Kokura|x}} which had been laid down in 1891. The linkup was achieved on 27 December 1902, with Tobata opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations on the new track between Kokura and Kurosaki. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, [[Japanese Government Railways]] (JGR) took over control of the station. 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.<ref>{{Teishajo|I|218}}</ref><ref name=teishajo>{{Teishajo|II|675}}</ref> In 2000 the station was shifted about 200 metres westwards and rebuilt.

==Passenger statistics==
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 7521 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 14th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）|url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2020ekibetsu.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2023-09-08}}</ref>

==Surrounding area==
*Tobata Ward Office
*Tobata Kenwa Hospital
*Kitakyushu Municipal High School

==See also==
* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191720_1601.html Tobata Station (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}

{{Kagoshima Main Line}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Kitakyushu]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902]]


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