Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station (南直方御殿口駅, Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, an Osaka-based interior design firm, Osaka Sun News, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Osaka Sun News Akaike Station (大阪サンニュース中泉駅, Ōsaka-San-Nyūsu-Nakaizumi-eki).[2]
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station 南直方御殿口駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-chōme-1 Shinmachi, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0015 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°44′19″N 130°43′29″E / 33.7387°N 130.7248°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.1 km (from Nōgata Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 March 2001 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 65 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMinami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 1.1 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.[1] Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]
Layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
edit| East | ■ ■ Ita Line | for for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi |
| West | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Nōgata |
History
editThe station opened on 2 March 2001.
Surrounding area
edit- Nogata City Nogata Minami Elementary School
- Nogata City Nogata Nishi Elementary School
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.
- ^ "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 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "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 14 May 2019.
External links
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Media related to Minami-Nogata Gotenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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