Hoshii Station (糒駅, Hoshii-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, a local recycling plant, Kanda Shōten, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Kanda Shōten Hoshii Station (神田商店糒駅, Kanda-Shōten-Hoshii-eki).[2]

Hoshii Station

糒駅
Station platforms
Station platforms
General information
Location2421-2 Hoshii, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 825-0005
Japan
Coordinates33°39′55″N 130°47′56″E / 33.6653°N 130.7989°E / 33.6653; 130.7989
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Ita Line
Distance12.8 km (from Nōgata Station)
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 September 1900 (1900-09-17)
Passengers
FY2019122
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Kami-Kanada
towards Nōgata
Ita Line Tagawa Municipal Hospital
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Hoshii Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Hoshii Station
Hoshii Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Hoshii Station is located in Japan
Hoshii Station
Hoshii Station
Hoshii Station (Japan)
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Lines

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Hoshii Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 12.8 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

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East (southbound)   Ita Line for Tagawa-Ita, Yukuhashi
West (northbound)   Ita Line for Kanada, Nōgata

History

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The station opened on 17 September 1900 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station became part of JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989,

Surrounding area

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  • Fukuoka Prefectural Route 22 Tagawa Noho Line
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Route 405 Kaharu Itoda Line

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
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