Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station

Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station

東犀川三四郎駅
Station platform
Station platform
General information
LocationSaigawazokumyoin, Miyako-cho, Miyako-gun, Fukuokaken 824-0203
Japan
Coordinates33°39′42″N 130°56′56″E / 33.6616°N 130.9490°E / 33.6616; 130.9490
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)■ Tagawa Line
Distance8.2 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC25
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 March 1993 (1993-03-18)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Shin-Toyotsu
towards Yukuhashi
 Tagawa Line Saigawa
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station (Japan)
Map

Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station (東犀川三四郎駅, Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Miyako, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] The station name pays tribute to Toyotaka Komiya [ja], a Japanese literary critic and student of writer Natsume Sōseki. Born in Miyako, Komiya is known as the model for the character of Sanshirō in Sōseki's novel of the same name.[2]

Lines

Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 8.2 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.[1]

History

The station was opened on March 18, 1993.

Surrounding area

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Route 34 Bridge Soeda Line

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
  2. ^ "Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station". Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "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" (PDF). 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 16 March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

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