Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Buzen-Ōkuma Station (豊前大熊駅, Buzen-Ōkuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway.
On 1 April 2009, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as MrMax Buzen-Ōkuma Station (MrMax豊前大熊駅, Misutā-Makkusu-Buzen-Ōkuma-eki).
Lines
Buzen-Ōkuma Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 1.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kanada.Trains arrive roughly every hour.
Layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
History
The station opened on1 October 1942 as a station on the Industrial Cement Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1943. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Ita Line was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.
Surrounding area
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 420 Kaneda Itotagawa Line
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.
- ^ "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
External links
Media related to Buzen-Okuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Buzen-Ōkuma Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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