Akaike Station (Fukuoka)
Lines
Akaike Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 8.5 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata. Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.
Layout
The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
Station side | ■ ■ Ita Line | for for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi |
Opposite side | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Nōgata |
History
The station opened on 1 April 1904 as a freight-only station on the Kyushu Railway, primarily for the transportation of coal from nearby mines. The area was a center for river and canal traffic, and the boatmen and local innkeepers dependent on river traffic strong opposed the opening of the station. As a result, the Kyushu Railway bypassed Akaike for its passenger services, and the next station on the line, Kanada Station, quickly developed into a prosperous town. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized in 1907 and the station renamed the "Akaike Signal Stop" in 1910. It was promoted to a passenger station on 25 June 1937, becoming Akaike Station. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the Heisei Chikuho Railway on 1 October 1989.
Surrounding area
The statin is located at the southern end of the former Akaike Town.
See also
References
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "平成筑豊鉄道全駅時刻表 直方 → 金田 → 田川伊田 → 行橋・金田 → 田川後藤寺" (PDF). 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 16 March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Akaike Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons
- AkaikeStation (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)