Ōkawano Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station in Ōkawa-machi Ōkawano, Imari
, Saga Prefecture
, Japan
. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company
(JR Kyushu).
It is only train cross-purposes possibility station in "Chikuhi West Line" ( - ).
Imari, Saga
is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors' name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture. The porcelain was exported from the port of Imari specifically for...
, Saga Prefecture
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...
(JR Kyushu).
It is only train cross-purposes possibility station in "Chikuhi West Line" ( - ).
Adjacent stations
History
- March 1, 1935 - Station is established by Kitakyushu Railroad.
- October 1, 1937 - The Railroad Ministry nationalizes all railroads, this station becomes a station of the Chikuhi LineChikuhi LineThe is a railway line in Japan running from Meinohama Station in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture to Karatsu Station in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, and from Yamamoto Station in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture to Imari Station in Imari City, Saga Prefecture....
. - April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and JR Kyushu inherits the station.
- March 18, 2006 - The present station building is completed.