Nishi-Tachiarai Station 西太刀洗駅 | |
|---|---|
 Nishi-Tachiarai Station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yamaguma, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0113 Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°14′34″N 130°21′21″E / 33.242822°N 130.355769°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 |
| Location | |
  Nishi-Tachiarai Station Location within Japan | |
Nishi-Tachiarai Station (西太刀洗駅, Nishi-Tachiarai-eki) is a railway station on the Amagi Line located in Tachiarai, Fukuoka Prefecture, 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 8.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]
Layout
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.[3][4][5]
Nishi-Tachiarai Station entrance.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Amagi Line | for Kiyama and Amagi |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amagi Railway Amagi Line | ||||
| Imaguma | Local | Yamaguma | ||
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][6][7]
Surrounding area
- Shiroyama Park
- Tachiarai Park
- Maruyama Hospital
- Kikuchi Post Office
- Kikuchi Nursery
- Kikuchi Elementary School
- Mammy's Tachiarai shop
- Drug Store Mori Tachiarai shop
- Japan National Route 500
- Oita Expressway
References
- 1 2 3 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.
