Akadi Station (あかぢ駅, Akadi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kotake, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1]
Akaji Station あかぢ駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Akaji, Kotake-cho, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka-ken 820-1102 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°43′38″N 130°43′28″E / 33.7273°N 130.7245°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.4 km (from Nōgata Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | HC03 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1990 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editAkaji Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 2.4 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.[1]
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but only a shelter on each platform. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
edit| East (southbound) | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi |
| West (northbound) | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Nōgata |
History
editThe station was opened on 1 October 1990 as Akaji Station (あかじ駅). The official transliteration of the station name was changed of Akadi Station (あかぢ駅) on 3 March 2001 due to the negative connotations of the word "akaji", which means "financial deficit".
Surrounding area
editThe station is located on the right bank of the Onga River, near the northeastern tip of Kotake Town. There are fields around the station, and a small village to the southwest of the station.
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.
External links
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Media related to Akaji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Akadi Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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