Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Nishi-Tachiarai Station 西太刀洗駅 | |||||||
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 Nishi-Tachiarai Station in 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Yamaguma, Tachiarai-machi, Mii-gun, Fukuoka-ken 830-1226 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°24′28.22″N 130°35′57.69″E / 33.4078389°N 130.5993583°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Amagi Railway | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Amagi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 8.4 km from Kiyama | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 28 April 1939 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2018 | 183 | ||||||
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Nishi-Tachiarai Station (西太刀洗駅, Nishi-Tachiarai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tachiarai, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1] Although the station's address is in Tachiarai, most of the platform extends across the border into the neighboring city of Ogōri, Fukuoka.
Lines
The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 8.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]
Layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps or a ramp. A bike shed is provided by the station entrance and parking for cars is available.[3][4][5]
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Nishi-Tachiarai Station entrance.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Kiyama and Amagi |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Amagi Railway Amagi Line | ||||
| Imaguma | Local | Yamaguma | ||
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station was opened on 28 April 1939 as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between Kiyama and Amagi. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway.[1][6][7]
Surrounding area
- Shiroyama Park
- Tachiarai Park
- Maruyama Hospital
- Kikuchi Post Office
- Kikuchi Nursery
- Kikuchi Elementary School
- Japan National Route 500
- Oita Expressway
See also
References
- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "西太刀洗" [Nishi-Tachiarai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ 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. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "今隈・西太刀洗 周辺" [Imaguna Nishi-Tachiarai Surrounding Area]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
Media related to Nishi-Tachiarai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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