Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station

Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station (南直方御殿口駅, Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, an Osaka-based interior design firm, Osaka Sun News, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Osaka Sun News Akaike Station (大阪サンニュース中泉駅, Ōsaka-San-Nyūsu-Nakaizumi-eki).[2]

Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station

南直方御殿口駅
Station platform
Station platform
General information
Location2-chōme-1 Shinmachi, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0015
Japan
Coordinates33°44′19″N 130°43′29″E / 33.7387°N 130.7248°E / 33.7387; 130.7248
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Ita Line
Distance1.1 km (from Nōgata Station)
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened3 March 2001 (2001-03-03)
Passengers
FY201965
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Nōgata
Terminus
Ita Line Akaji
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station is located in Japan
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station
Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station (Japan)
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Lines

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Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 1.1 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.[1] Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

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East   Ita Line for for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi
West   Ita Line for Nōgata

History

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The station opened on 2 March 2001.

Surrounding area

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  • Nogata City Nogata Minami Elementary School
  • Nogata City Nogata Nishi Elementary 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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