Toyotsu Station (Fukuoka)

Toyotsu Station (豊津駅, Toyotsu-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 construction company headquartered in nearby Miyako, Santomi (サントミ), acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Santomi Toyotsu Station (サントミ 豊津駅).^[2]

Toyotsu Station 豊津駅
Station entrance
General information
Location	Yadome 68, Yukuhashi-shi, Fukuoka-ken 824-0037 Japan
Coordinates	33.6873°N 130.9630°E / 33.6873; 130.9630
Operated by	Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)	■ Tagawa Line
Distance	4.9 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	HC27
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 August 1895 (1895-08-15)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station Imagawa-Kappa towards Yukuhashi Tagawa Line Shin-Toyotsu towards Tagawa-Ita
Location Toyotsu Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Toyotsu Station Toyotsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Toyotsu Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 4.9 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 unnumbered side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but only a shelter on each platform. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

West	■ ■ Tagawa Line	for Saigawa, Tagawa-Ita, Nōgata
East	■ ■ Tagawa Line	for Miyakoizumi, Yukuhashi

Gallery

• 
  View of station platforms
• 
  Station sign
• 
  A Yukuhashi-bound train at Toyotsu Station

History

The station was opened on August 15, 1895 with the opening of the private Hōshū Railway. The Hōshū railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway on September 3, 1901. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, 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.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 496
• Goshogatani Kōgoishi

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.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 751. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Toyotsu Station (Fukuoka) at Wikimedia Commons

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