Akaike Station (Fukuoka)

Akaike Station

赤池駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
Other namesHarada Eye Clinic Akaike Station
Location298-9 Akaike, Fukuchi-cho, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1101
Japan
Coordinates33°41′33″N 130°46′07″E / 33.6926°N 130.7686°E / 33.6926; 130.7686
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Ita Line
Distance8.5 km (from Nōgata Station)
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC8
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1904 (1904-04-01)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Fureai-Shōriki
towards Nōgata
Ita Line Hitomi
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Akaike Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Akaike Station
Akaike Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Akaike Station is located in Japan
Akaike Station
Akaike Station
Akaike Station (Japan)
Map

Akaike Station (赤池駅, Akaike-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Fukuchi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] A nearby ophthalmology clinic, Harada Eye Clinic, purchased naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Harada Eye Clinic Akaike Station (原田眼科赤池駅, Harada-Ganka-eki).

  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.