Ōyabu Station

Coordinates: 33°38′50″N 130°47′51″E / 33.6473°N 130.7976°E / 33.6473; 130.7976
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Ōyabu Station

大藪駅
Ōyabu Station platform
Station platform
General information
Other namesMrMax Ōyabu Station
Location1457-2 Kawamiya, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 826-0042
Japan
Coordinates33°38′50″N 130°47′51″E / 33.6473°N 130.7976°E / 33.6473; 130.7976
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Itoda Line
Distance4.9 km (from Kanada Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC54
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1990 (1990-10-01)
Passengers
FY2019258 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
Ōyabu Station is located in Japan
Ōyabu Station
Ōyabu Station
Ōyabu Station (Japan)
Map

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The station opened on 1 October 1990.

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Tagawa City Oyabu Elementary School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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