Akaike Station (Fukuoka)

Akaike Station

赤池駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
Other namesHarada Eye Clinic Akaike Station
Location298-9 Akaike, Fukuchi-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1101
Japan
Coordinates33°41′33″N 130°46′07″E / 33.6926°N 130.7686°E / 33.6926; 130.7686
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)■ Ita Line
Distance8.5 km (from Nōgata Station)
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC8
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1904 (1904-04-01)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Fureai-Shōriki
towards Nōgata
 Ita Line Hitomi
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Akaike Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Akaike Station
Akaike Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Akaike Station is located in Japan
Akaike Station
Akaike Station
Akaike Station (Japan)
Map

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).

Lines

Akaike 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

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

Station side ■ ■ Ita Line for for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi
Opposite side ■ ■ Ita Line for Nōgata

History

The 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

The statin is located at the southern end of the former Akaike Town.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.

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