Aka Station

Aka Station (赤駅, Aka-eki) is a railway station in Aka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Tagawa Line, operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[1]

Aka Station

赤駅
Station entrance with electric tourist train
Station entrance with electric tourist train
General information
LocationAka, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33.6183°N 130.8717°E / 33.6183; 130.8717
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Tagawa Line
Distance18.4 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened15 March 2003 (2003-03-15)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Yusubaru
towards Yukuhashi
Tagawa Line Uchida
towards Tagawa-Ita

This station is the intersection between the Tagawa Line and the incomplete Yusubaru Line. Construction for the line, which was planned to connect to Urushio Station (now defunct), was halted due to the decrease of coal production and low projected ridership. The town of Aka currently operates a seasonal electric train on a short segment of the track for tourism.[2]

References

  1. "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. 24 August 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "赤村トロック油須原線". Aka. Retrieved 5 September 2019.


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