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. [1] 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).[2]
Buzen-Ōkuma Station 豊前大熊駅 | |||||||||||
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 A Heisei Chikuhō 400-series train at Buzen-Ōkuma Station | |||||||||||
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| Other names | MrMax Buzen-Ōkuma Station | ||||||||||
| Location | 4097-2 Itoda, Itoda-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1300 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°40′22″N 130°46′51″E / 33.6727°N 130.7807°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Itoda Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.5 km (from Kanada Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | HC51 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1942 | ||||||||||
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  Buzen-Ōkuma Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture  Buzen-Ōkuma Station Buzen-Ōkuma Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Buzen-Ōkuma Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 1.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kanada.[1]Trains arrive roughly every hour.[3]
Layout edit
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]
History edit
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 edit
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 420 Kaneda Itotagawa Line
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c 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 edit
Media related to Buzen-Okuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Buzen-Ōkuma Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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