Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station

Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station 南直方御殿口駅
Station platform
General information
Location	2-chōme-1 Shinmachi, Nōgata-shi, Fukuoka-ken 822-0015 Japan
Coordinates	33.7387°N 130.7248°E / 33.7387; 130.7248
Operated by	Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)	■ Ita Line
Distance	1.1 km (from Nōgata Station)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	3 March 2001 (2001-03-03)
Passengers
FY2019	65
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station Nōgata Terminus Ita Line Akaji towards Tagawa-Ita
Location Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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]

Lines

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

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

Platforms

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

History

The station opened on 2 March 2001.

Surrounding area

• Nogata City Nogata Minami Elementary School
• Nogata City Nogata Nishi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

Media related to Minami-Nogata Gotenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Minami-Nōgata-Gotenguchi Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)