Akaike Station (赤池駅, Akaike-eki) 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] A nearby ophthalmology clinic, Harada Eye Clinic, purchased naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Harada Eye Clinic Akaike Station (原田眼科赤池駅, Harada-Ganka-eki).
Akaike Station 赤池駅 | |||||||||||
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| Other names | Harada Eye Clinic Akaike Station | ||||||||||
| Location | 298-9 Akaike, Fukuchi-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1101 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°41′33″N 130°46′07″E / 33.6926°N 130.7686°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.5 km (from Nōgata Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | HC8 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1904 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editAkaike Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 8.5 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.[1] Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
edit| Station side | ■ ■ Ita Line | for for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi |
| Opposite side | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Nōgata |
History
editThe station opened on 1 April 1904 as a freight-only station on the Kyushu Railway, primarily for the transportation of coal from nearby mines. The area was a center for river and canal traffic, and the boatmen and local innkeepers dependent on river traffic strong opposed the opening of the station. As a result, the Kyushu Railway bypassed Akaike for its passenger services, and the next station on the line, Kanada Station, quickly developed into a prosperous town. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized in 1907 and the station renamed the "Akaike Signal Stop" in 1910. It was promoted to a passenger station on 25 June 1937, becoming Akaike Station. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the Heisei Chikuho Railway on 1 October 1989.
Surrounding area
editThe statin is located at the southern end of the former Akaike Town.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
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Media related to Akaike Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons
- AkaikeStation (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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