Magarikane Station Explained

Magarikane Station
Native Name:勾金駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1679-2 Nakatsubaru, Kawara-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1405
Country:Japan
Operator: Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line: Tagawa Line
Distance:23.6 km
Platforms:2 side platforms
Structure:At-grade
Status:Unstaffed
Code:HC17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, nearby Tagara High School acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as .[2]

Lines

Magarikane Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 23.6 km from the starting point of the line at .[1] Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station was opened on 15 August 1885 as on the private Hōshū Railroad. The Kyushu Railway merged with Hōshū Railroad in 1901 and was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1943. Between 1899 and 1973, a short freight-only branch line ran from this station north to Natsuyoshi.[4] With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, it became a station on JR Kyushu and was transferred to the Heisei Chikuho Railway on 1 October 1989.

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 49, 79.
  2. Web site: 駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名(愛称)ネーミングライツ!4月1日スタート!」 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 3 May 2019 . Japanese . 30 March 2009.
  3. Web site: 平成筑豊鉄道全駅時刻表 直方 → 金田 → 田川伊田 → 行橋・金田 → 田川後藤寺 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 平成筑豊鉄道 . 23 July 2019 . Japanese . 16 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402190121/http://www.heichiku.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/188257a2a16a0a0d500d345a8e0c3309.pdf . 2 April 2019 . live . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: 香春駅 -現勾金駅- . 田川市立図書館/筑豊・田川デジタルアーカイブ . ADEAC . 25 July 2019 . Japanese.