Itoda Station

Itoda Station

糸田駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
Location3721-4 Itoda, Itoda-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1300
Japan
Coordinates33°39′24″N 130°47′08″E / 33.6568°N 130.7855°E / 33.6568; 130.7855
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)■ Itoda Line
Distance3.4 km (from Kanada Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC53
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 October 1897 (1897-10-20)
Previous namesMiyatoko (to 1943)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Matsuyama
towards Kanada
 Itoda Line Ōyabu
towards Tagawa-Gotōji
Location
Itoda Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Itoda Station
Itoda Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Itoda Station is located in Japan
Itoda Station
Itoda Station
Itoda Station (Japan)
Map

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

Lines

Itoda Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 3.4 km from the starting point of the line at Kanada.[1]Trains arrive roughly every hour.[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station opened on 20 October 1897 as Miyatoko Station (宮床駅, Miyatoko-eki) on the Hōshū Railway. The railway merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1901 and was nationalized in 1907. It was renamed on 1 July 1943. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Ita Line was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.

Surrounding area

The station is located along the right bank of the Nakamotoji River in the eastern part of the town, just across the Minazoe Bridge. The housing complex is spread out from the east of the station to the northeast. It is about 900 meters away from the town hall,

  • Itoda Town Hall
  • Itoda Town Itoda Elementary School
  • Itoda Town Itoda Junior High School

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. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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