Buzen-Ōkuma Station

Railway station in Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	Heisei Chikuhō Railway			Following station
Kanada Terminus		Itoda Line		Matsuyama towards Tagawa-Gotōji

Location
Buzen-Ōkuma Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Buzen-Ōkuma Station Buzen-Ōkuma Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Buzen-Ōkuma Station (豊前大熊駅, Buzen-Ōkuma-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] On 1 April 2009, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as MrMax Buzen-Ōkuma Station (MrMax豊前大熊駅, Misutā-Makkusu-Buzen-Ōkuma-eki).^[2]

Lines

Buzen-Ōkuma Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 1.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kanada.^[1]Trains arrive roughly every hour.^[3]

Layout

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

History

The station opened on1 October 1942 as a station on the Industrial Cement Railway. The railway was nationalized in 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

Fukuoka Prefectural Route 420 Kaneda Itotagawa Line

References

^ ^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. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. 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. Retrieved 3 May 2019.