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.
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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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit| 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Kiyama and Amagi |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagi Railway Amagi Line | ||||
| Imaguma | Local | Yamaguma | ||
History
editJapanese 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
edit- Shiroyama Park
- Tachiarai Park
- Maruyama Hospital
- Kikuchi Post Office
- Kikuchi Nursery
- Kikuchi Elementary School
- Japan National Route 500
- Oita Expressway
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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Media related to Nishi-Tachiarai Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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