Kanada Station Explained

Kanada Station
Native Name:金田駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Other Name:Fujiyunosato・Hinōnoyu-Onsen Kanada Station
Address:Kanada, Fukuchi-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka 822-1201
Country:Japan
Operator: Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line: Ita Line
Itoda Line
Distance:9.8 km
0.0 km
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Structure:At-grade
Status:Staffed
Code:HC10
Passengers:264
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kanada Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, two local onsen operators, Fujiyunosato and Hinōnoyu-Onsen, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as .[2]

Lines

Kanada Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 9.8 km from the starting point of the line at . It is also a terminus for the Itoda Line and is 6.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus at .[1] Trains arrive roughly every hour.[3]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform with a cutout to allow the island platform to serve three tracks. The platforms are connected by both an underground passage and a footbridge. The station building itself is wheelchair accessible and connected to Platform 1 by a slope, however, the island platform with Platforms 2-4 has no elevator and can be accessed only by stairs. The station is staffed and contains the head office of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway.[1]

Platforms

History

The station opened on 11 February 1893 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907. The Kinnomiya Railway (currently Itoda Line) opened on 1 February 1929 and was transferred to Kyushu Industrial Railway on 1 June of the same year. The Kyushu Industrial Railway was renamed Industrial Cement Railway in 1933 and was nationalized on 1 July 1943. 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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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. 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.