Kanada Station


Kanada Station 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. 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.

Lines

Kanada Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 9.8 km from the starting point of the line at. It is also a terminus for the Itoda Line and is 6.8 kilometers from the opposing terminus at. Trains arrive roughly every hour.

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform with a cutout to allow the island platform to serve three tracks. The platforms are connected by both an underground passage and a footbridge. The station building itself is wheelchair accessible and connected to Platform 1 by a slope, however, the island platform with Platforms 2-4 has no elevator and can be accessed only by stairs. The station is staffed and contains the head office of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway.

History

The station opened on 11 February 1893 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907. The Kinnomiya Railway opened on 1 February 1929 and was transferred to Kyushu Industrial Railway on 1 June of the same year. The Kyushu Industrial Railway was renamed Industrial Cement Railway in 1933 and was nationalized on 1 July 1943. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station became part of JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.

Surrounding area