History
Kanyūsha-Hikosan Station opened on 15 March 2008 on the Hitahikosan Line as part of Soeda Town's regional self-promotion project, serving the adjacent Michi-no-Eki Kanyusha Hikosan roadside station. Construction had begun in October 2007. Rail service was suspended on 5 July 2017 after the Northern Kyushu Torrential Rains damaged tracks and railway infrastructure on the line, and replacement bus services subsequently ran from a stop within the roadside-station grounds. Rail service was formally replaced on 28 August 2023 by the BRT Hikoboshi Line, with the BRT stop located at the same roadside-station entrance along Fukuoka Prefectural Route 52.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-06-09.
Notes
After rail services were suspended, the platform and surrounding tracks were removed, and the cleared area was repurposed as the entry and walkway for Forest Adventure Soeda, an experience-based leisure facility built next to the adjacent roadside station.