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Hoshii Station 糒駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2421-2 Hoshii, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 825-0005 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°39′55″N 130°47′56″E / 33.6653°N 130.7989°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.8 km (from Nōgata Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | HC12 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 September 1900 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 122 | ||||||||||
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Hoshii Station (糒駅, Hoshii-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, a local recycling plant, Kanda Shōten, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Kanda Shōten Hoshii Station (神田商店糒駅, Kanda-Shōten-Hoshii-eki).[2]
Lines
[edit]Hoshii Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 12.8 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| East (southbound) | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Tagawa-Ita, Yukuhashi |
| West (northbound) | ■ ■ Ita Line | for Kanada, Nōgata |
History
[edit]The station opened on 17 September 1900 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907. 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
[edit]- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 22 Tagawa Noho Line
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 405 Kaharu Itoda Line
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 23 July 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
External links
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Media related to Hoshii Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hoshii Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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