Miyakoizumi Station

Railway station in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

33°42′32″N 130°58′08″E / 33.7090°N 130.9689°E / 33.7090; 130.9689Operated by

Heisei Chikuhō RailwayLine(s)■ Tagawa Line Distance2.3 km (from Yukuhashi Station)Platforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeHC29HistoryOpened1 October 1991 (1991-10-01)Services

Preceding station	Heisei Chikuhō Railway			Following station
Reiwa Costa Yukuhashi towards Yukuhashi		Tagawa Line		Imagawa-Kappa towards Tagawa-Ita

Location
Miyakoizumi Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Miyakoizumi Station Miyakoizumi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Miyakoizumi Station (美夜古泉駅, Miyakoizumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. ^[1] On 1 April 2009, a nearby industrial valve manufacturer, Okano Valve Mfg. (岡野バルブ製造), acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Okano Valve-mae Miyakoizumi Station (岡野バルブ前美夜古泉駅, Okano-Barubu-Mae-Miyakoizumi-eki).^[2]

Lines

Miyakoizumi Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 2.3 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.^[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.^[3]

Layout

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. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

The station was opened on October 1, 1991.

Surrounding area

Yukuhashi City Izumi Junior High School

References

^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "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 23 July 2019.