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Shimoita Station

Railway station in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

■ Ita LineDistance14.5 km (from Nōgata Station)Platforms2 side platformsConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeHC14WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1992 (1992-04-01)PassengersFY2019244 Services

Preceding station	Heisei Chikuhō Railway			Following station
Tagawa Municipal Hospital towards Nōgata		Ita Line		Tagawa-Ita Terminus

Location
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Shimoita Station (下伊田駅, Shimoita-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. ^[1]

Lines

Shimoita Station is served by the Ita Line and is located 14.5 km from the starting point of the line at Nōgata.^[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.^[1]

Platforms

East (southbound)	■ ■ Ita Line	for Tagawa-Ita, Yukuhashi
West (northbound)	■ ■ Ita Line	for Kanada, Nōgata

History

The station opened on 1 April 1992.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 201
Fukuoka Prefectural University
Fukuoka Prefectural Tagawa Science and Technology High School

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.
^ "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.