Nishi-Tachiarai Station | |
Native Name: | 西太刀洗駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Yamaguma, Tachiarai-machi, Mii-gun, Fukuoka-ken 830-1226 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 33.4078°N 130.5994°W |
Operator: | 25px Amagi Railway |
Line: | Amagi Line |
Distance: | 8.4 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Bike shed |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp to platform |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 183 |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishi-Tachiarai Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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. Although the station's address is in Tachiarai, most of the platform extends across the border into the neighboring city of Ogōri, Fukuoka.
The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 8.4 km from the start of the line at . All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[1]
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.[2] [3] [4]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station was opened on 28 April 1939 as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between and . On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway.[5]