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Nishi-Tachiarai Station

Coordinates: 33°24′28.22″N 130°35′57.69″E / 33.4078389°N 130.5993583°E / 33.4078389; 130.5993583
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Nishi-Tachiarai Station

西太刀洗駅
Nishi-Tachiarai Station in 2008
General information
LocationYamaguma, Tachiarai-machi, Mii-gun, Fukuoka-ken 830-1226
Japan
Coordinates33°24′28.22″N 130°35′57.69″E / 33.4078389°N 130.5993583°E / 33.4078389; 130.5993583
Operated by Amagi Railway
Line(s) Amagi Line
Distance8.4 km from Kiyama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened28 April 1939 (1939-04-28)
Passengers
FY2018183
Location
Nishi-Tachiarai Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Nishi-Tachiarai Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Nishi-Tachiarai Station (Japan)
Map

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

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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

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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]

Platforms

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1  Amagi Line for Kiyama and Amagi

Adjacent stations

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Service
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Imaguma Local Yamaguma

History

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "西太刀洗" [Nishi-Tachiarai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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