Nakaizumi Station

Railway station in Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

■ Ita LineDistance4.3 km (from Nōgata Station)Platforms2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeHC5HistoryOpened9 February 1898 (1898-02-09)PassengersFY201979 Services

Preceding station	Heisei Chikuhō Railway			Following station
Fujitana towards Nōgata		Ita Line		Ichiba towards Tagawa-Ita

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

Nakaizumi Station (中泉駅, Nakaizumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. ^[1] On 1 April 2009, an Osaka-based interior design firm, Osaka Sun News, acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Osaka Sun News Akaike Station (大阪サンニュース中泉駅, Ōsaka-San-Nyūsu-Nakaizumi-eki).^[2]

Lines

Nakaizumi Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 4.3 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.^[1] Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.^[3]

Layout

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

Platforms

Station side	■ ■ Ita Line	for for Kanada, Tagawa-Ita, Tagawa-Gotōji, Yukuhashi
Opposite side	■ ■ Ita Line	for Nōgata

History

The station opened on 9 February 1898 on the Kyushu Railway. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the Heisei Chikuho Railway on 1 October 1989.

Surrounding area

The station is located in the southern part of Nogata.

Nogata City Nakaizumi Elementary School
Nakaizumi Post Office

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 14 May 2019.