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Buzen-Ōkuma Station

Coordinates: 33°40′22″N 130°46′51″E / 33.6727°N 130.7807°E / 33.6727; 130.7807
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Buzen-Ōkuma Station

豊前大熊駅
A Heisei Chikuhō 400-series train at Buzen-Ōkuma Station
A Heisei Chikuhō 400-series train at Buzen-Ōkuma Station
General information
Other namesMrMax Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Location4097-2 Itoda, Itoda-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1300
Japan
Coordinates33°40′22″N 130°46′51″E / 33.6727°N 130.7807°E / 33.6727; 130.7807
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Itoda Line
Distance1.5 km (from Kanada Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC51
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1942 (1942-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Kanada
Terminus
Itoda Line Matsuyama
Location
Buzen-Ōkuma Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Buzen-Ōkuma Station is located in Japan
Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Buzen-Ōkuma Station (Japan)
Map

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]

Lines

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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

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

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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

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  • Fukuoka Prefectural Route 420 Kaneda Itotagawa 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 3 May 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. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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