Tachiarai Station Explained

Tachiarai Station
Native Name:太刀洗駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Takata, Chikuzen-machi, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-ken 838-0814
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.4138°N 130.6189°W
Operator:25px Amagi Railway
Line: Amagi Line
Distance:10.4 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:260
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tachiarai Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station on the Amagi Line located in Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 10.4 km from the start of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. [1]

History

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.[2]

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. 28, 83.
  2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . ja: データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . Japanese . 182, 309 . 978-4-7770-1336-4.