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Heisei Chikuhō Railway Itoda Line
The is a 6.8 km railway line owned by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. The line runs north from Tagawa to Kanada Station, all within Fukuoka Prefecture. History The Itoda Line was built in two parts. The first part was built in 1897 as a branch line by the , a third-sector railway to transport coal from the Chikuhō Coal Mine. It ran north from Gotōji Station (now Tagawa-Gotōji Station) to Miyatoko Station (now Itoda Station). Hōshū Railway was acquired by Kyushu Railway in 1901, which was then nationalized in 1907 into Japanese Government Railways (JGR) under the Railway Nationalization Act. After being nationalized, the line was known as the . In 1927, another third-sector railway company, , built the section between Miyatoko and Kanada Station. Within the same year, the line was transferred to the , who then changed their name to in 1933. The line was sold in 1943 during the Second World War to JGR, who operated the entire line as the Itoda Line. With the privatiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzen-Ōkuma Station
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. On 1 April 2009, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as . Lines Buzen-Ōkuma Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 1.5 km from the starting point of the line at . Trains arrive roughly every hour. Layout The station consists of one side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ... serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
