Tachiarai Station

Railway station in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

■ Amagi LineDistance10.4 km from KiyamaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened28 April 1939 (1939-04-28)PassengersFY2018260

Location
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Tachiarai Station (太刀洗駅, Tachiarai-eki) 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.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 10.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.^[1]

Layout

The station consists of one unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. ^[2]

Platforms

station side	■ Amagi Line	for Amagi
opposote side	■ Amagi Line	for Kiyama

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Yamaguma		-	Takata

History

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]^[3]^[4]

Surrounding area

Kirin Brewery Fukuoka Factory
Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
Japan National Route 500

References

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.