Kanada Station

Kanada Station (金田駅, Kanada-eki) is a railway station in Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Ita Line and is the northern terminus of the Itoda Line, both operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Trains arrive roughly every hour.[1]

Kanada Station

金田駅
Station entrance
Other namesFujiyunosato・Hinōnoyu-Onsen Kanada Station
LocationFukuchi, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33.6829°N 130.7766°E / 33.6829; 130.7766
Operated by Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Ita Line
Itoda Line
Distance9.8 km (from Nōgata Station)
0.0 km (from Kanada Station)
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opened11 February 1893 (1893-02-11)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Hitomi
towards Nōgata
Ita Line Kami-Kanada
towards Tagawa-Ita
Terminus Itoda Line Buzen-Ōkuma

On 1 April 2009, two local onsen operators, Fujiyunosato and Hinōnoyu-Onsen, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Fujiyunosato・Hinōnoyu-Onsen Kanada Station (ふじ湯の里・日王の湯温泉金田駅, Fujiyunosato-Hinōnoyu-Onsen-Kanada-eki).[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. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  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.


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