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Kanada Station

Coordinates: 33°40′58″N 130°46′36″E / 33.6829°N 130.7766°E / 33.6829; 130.7766
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Kanada Station

金田駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
Other namesFujiyunosato・Hinōnoyu-Onsen Kanada Station
LocationKanada, Fukuchi-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka 822-1201
Japan
Coordinates33°40′58″N 130°46′36″E / 33.6829°N 130.7766°E / 33.6829; 130.7766
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Ita Line
Itoda Line
Distance9.8 km (from Nōgata Station)
0.0 km (from Kanada Station)
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHC10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 February 1893 (1893-02-11)
Passengers
FY2019264
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Hitomi
towards Nōgata
Ita Line Kami-Kanada
towards Tagawa-Ita
Terminus Itoda Line Buzen-Ōkuma
Location
Kanada Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kanada Station
Kanada Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kanada Station is located in Japan
Kanada Station
Kanada Station
Kanada Station (Japan)
Map

Kanada Station (金田駅, Kanada-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] On 1 April 2009, two local onsen operators, Fujiyunosato and Hinōnoyu-Onsen, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Fujiyunosato・Hinōnoyu-Onsen Kanada Station (ふじ湯の里・日王の湯温泉金田駅, Fujiyunosato-Hinōnoyu-Onsen-Kanada-eki).[2]

Lines

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Kanada Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 9.8 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata. It is also a terminus for the Itoda Line and is 6.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Tagawa-Gotōji.[1] Trains arrive roughly every hour.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform and one island platform with a cutout to allow the island platform to serve three tracks. The platforms are connected by both an underground passage and a footbridge. The station building itself is wheelchair accessible and connected to Platform 1 by a slope, however, the island platform with Platforms 2-4 has no elevator and can be accessed only by stairs. The station is staffed and contains the head office of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway.[1]

Platforms

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1   Ita Line for Tagawa-Ita, Yukuhashi
2   Itoda Line for Tagawa-Gotōji
3   Itoda Line siding
4   Itoda Line for Tagawa-Gotōji starting trains only

History

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The station opened on 11 February 1893 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907. The Kinnomiya Railway (currently Itoda Line) opened on 1 February 1929 and was transferred to Kyushu Industrial Railway on 1 June of the same year. The Kyushu Industrial Railway was renamed Industrial Cement Railway in 1933 and was nationalized on 1 July 1943. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station became part of JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989,

Surrounding area

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  • Fukuchi Town Hall Main Office
  • Fukuchi Town Kaneda Compulsory Education School

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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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