Mada Station (馬田駅, Mada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A02.[1]
Mada Station 馬田駅 | |||||||
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 Station building | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Mada, Asakura-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0058 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′28″N 130°38′26.95″E / 33.40778°N 130.6408194°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Amagi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 16.1 km from Miyanojin | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | A03 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 8 December 1921 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2022 | 110 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 16.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Miyanojin, and Amagi |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nishitetsu Amagi Line | ||||
| Kamiura | - | Amagi | ||
History
editThe station opened on 8 December 1921 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942. [2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by 110 passengers daily. [3]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 500
- Mada Elementary School
- Mada Post Office
- Kumano Shrine
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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Mada Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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