Sakiyama Station

Sakiyama Station (崎山駅, Sakiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Miyako, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. ^[1] On 1 April 2009, an advertising agency headquartered in Tokyo, Planning Advertising Cooperative Association (企画・宣伝協同組合), acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Reimeiken.con Sakiyama Station (れいめい拳.com 崎山駅).^[2]

Sakiyama Station 崎山駅
Station entrance
General information
Location	3079-2 Saigawasakiyama, Miyako-cho, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka-ken 824-0224 Japan
Coordinates	33.6362°N 130.9178°E / 33.6362; 130.9178
Operated by	Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)	■ Tagawa Line
Distance	12.4 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	HC23
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 August 1956 (1956-08-11)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station Saigawa towards Yukuhashi Tagawa Line Genjiinomori towards Tagawa-Ita
Location Sakiyama Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Sakiyama Station Sakiyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sakiyama Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 12.4 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.^[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Tagawa Line	for Tagawa-Ita, Nōgata
2	■ ■ Tagawa Line	for Saigawa, Yukuhashi

History

Sakiyama Signal Station opened on the Japan National Railway (JNR) Tagawa Line on 20 April 1954. It was promoted to a full passenger station on 11 August 1956. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the control of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.<

Surrounding area

• Fukuoka Prefectural Route 34 Bridge Soeda Line
• Sakiyama Agricultural Training Center

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. 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

External links

Media related to Sakiyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sakiyama Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)