Buzen-Ōkuma Station Explained

Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Native Name:豊前大熊駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Other Name:MrMax Buzen-Ōkuma Station
Address:4097-2 Itoda, Itoda-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1300
Country:Japan
Operator: Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line: Itoda Line
Distance:1.5 km
Platforms:1 side platform
Structure:At-grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:HC51
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Buzen-Ōkuma Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

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 .[2]

Lines

Buzen-Ōkuma Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 1.5 km from the starting point of the line at .[1] Trains arrive roughly every hour.[3]

Layout

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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 49, 79.
  2. Web site: 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 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 3 May 2019 . Japanese . 30 March 2009 . 3 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503162938/http://www.heichiku.net/2009/03/194/ . dead .
  3. Web site: 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 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 3 May 2019 . Japanese . 16 March 2019.