Magarikane Station

Magarikane Station

勾金駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
Location1679-2 Nakatsubaru, Kawara-machi, Tagawa-gun, Fukuoka-ken 822-1405
Japan
Coordinates33°39′06″N 130°50′32″E / 33.6516°N 130.8423°E / 33.6516; 130.8423
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)■ Tagawa Line
Distance23.6 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeHC17
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 August 1895 (1895-08-15)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Kakishita-Onsen-Guchi
towards Yukuhashi
 Tagawa Line Kamiita
towards Tagawa-Ita

Magarikane Station (勾金駅, Magarikane-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, nearby Tagara High School acquired naming rights to the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as Tagawa High School Magarikane Station (田川高校前 勾金駅, Tagawakōkō-Magarikane-eki).[2]

Lines

Magarikane Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 23.6 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed unnumbered side platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

Station side ■ ■ Tagawa Line for Tagawa-Ita, Kanada, Nōgata
Opposite side ■ ■ Tagawa Line for Saigawa and Yukuhashi

History

The station was opened on 15 August 1885 as Kawara Station (香春駅) on the private Hōshū Railroad. The Kyushu Railway merged with Hōshū Railroad in 1901 and was nationalized in 1907. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1943. Between 1899 and 1973, a short freight-only branch line ran from this station north to Natsuyoshi.[4] With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, it became a station on JR Kyushu and was transferred to the Heisei Chikuho Railway on 1 October 1989.

Surrounding area

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Tagawa High School
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry High School
  • Magarikane Post Office
  • Muryōkō-ji Temple

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. ^ "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 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.
  4. ^ "香春駅 －現勾金駅－". 田川市立図書館／筑豊・田川デジタルアーカイブ (in Japanese). ADEAC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.