Buzen-Ōkuma Station

Buzen-Ōkuma Station (豊前大熊駅) is a passenger railway station located in the town of  Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. On 1 April 2009, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as MrMax Buzen-Ōkuma Station (MrMax豊前大熊駅).

Lines
Buzen-Ōkuma Station is served by the Itoda Line and is located 1.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kanada. Trains arrive roughly every hour.

Layout
The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History
The station opened on1 October 1942 as a station on the Industrial Cement Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1943. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Ita Line was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.

Surrounding area

 * Fukuoka Prefectural Route 420 Kaneda Itotagawa Line