Mada Station

Mada Station (馬田駅, Mada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number A02.^[1]

Mada Station 馬田駅
Station building
General information
Location	Mada, Asakura-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0058 Japan
Coordinates	33°24′28″N 130°38′26.95″E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Amagi Line
Distance	16.1 km from Miyanojin
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	A03
Website	Official website
History
Opened	8 December 1921 (1921-12-08)
Passengers
FY2022	110
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Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Amagi Line and is 16.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Miyanojin.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1

■ Amagi Line

for Miyanojin, and Amagi

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nishitetsu Amagi Line
Kamiura		-	Amagi

History

The station opened on 8 December 1921 as a station on the Mitsui Electric Tramway. The company merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1924, which in turn merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942. ^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 110 passengers daily. ^[3]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 500
• Mada Elementary School
• Mada Post Office
• Kumano Shrine

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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Mada Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)