Ōyabu Station

Railway station in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

■ Itoda LineDistance4.9 km (from Kanada Station)Platforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeHC54WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1990 (1990-10-01)PassengersFY2019258 daily Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Itoda
towards Kanada
 Itoda Line Tagawa-Gotōji
Terminus
Location
Ōyabu Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Ōyabu Station
Ōyabu Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
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Ōyabu Station is located in Japan
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Ōyabu Station (大藪駅, Ōyabu-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, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as MrMax Ōyabu Station (MrMax大藪駅, Misutā-Makkusu-Ōyabu-eki).[2]

Lines

Ōyabu Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 4.9 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. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. Entry to the station consists of ramps that connect to a parallel road east of the station The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station opened on 1 October 1990.

Surrounding area

  • Tagawa City Oyabu Elementary School

See also

References

  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.

External links

Media related to Oyabu Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Ōyabu Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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