Aka Station

Aka Station

赤駅
Station entrance with electric tourist train
Station entrance with electric tourist train
General information
Location1166-2 Uchida, Aka-mura, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 824-0432
Japan
Coordinates33°37′06″N 130°52′18″E / 33.6183°N 130.8717°E / 33.6183; 130.8717
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)■ Tagawa Line
Distance18.4 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC20
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 March 2003 (2003-03-15)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Yusubaru
towards Yukuhashi
 Tagawa Line Uchida
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Aka Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Aka Station
Aka Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Aka Station is located in Japan
Aka Station
Aka Station
Aka Station (Japan)
Map

Aka Station (赤駅, Aka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the village of Aka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1]

Lines

Aka Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 18.4 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platforms serving a single bi-directional track. The station building also houses the Akamura Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The station is unattended.[1]

History

Aka Station opened on 15 March 2003. This station is the intersection between the Tagawa Line and the incomplete Yusubaru Line [ja]. Construction for the line, which was planned to connect to Urushio Station [ja] (now defunct), was halted due to the decrease of coal production and low projected ridership. The town of Aka currently operates a seasonal electric train on a short segment of the track for tourism.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Aka Village Hall

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.
  3. ^ "赤村トロック油須原線". Aka. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

Media related to Aka Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Aka Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)