is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in
Itoda,
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is on the
Ita Line
The is a 16.1 km railway line owned by the third-sector company Heisei Chikuhō Railway. The line runs north from Tagawa to Nōgata, all within Fukuoka Prefecture.
History
The line was first built by the Chikuhō Kōgyō Railway, later ...
and is the northern terminus of the
Itoda Line
The is a 6.8 km railway line owned by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. The line runs north from Tagawa to Kanada Station, all within Fukuoka Prefecture.
History
The Itoda Line was built in two parts. The first part was built in 1897 as a bran ...
, both operated by the
Heisei Chikuhō Railway
The is a third-sector operator of four railway lines in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The railway's nickname is ''Heichiku.''
Principal investors
Fukuoka Prefecture holds 27.5% of the stock in the railway. The cities of Tagawa, Nōgata, and Yu ...
. Trains arrive roughly every hour.
On 1 April 2009, two local
onsen
In Japan, are the country's hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them. As a volcanically active country, Japan has many onsens scattered throughout all of its major islands. There are approximately 25,000 hot ...
operators, Fujiyunosato and Hinōnoyu-Onsen, acquired
naming rights
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to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as .
External links
Kanada Station(Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
References
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1893
Heisei Chikuhō Railway Ita Line
Heisei Chikuhō Railway Itoda Line
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