Saigawa Station

Saigawa Station

犀川駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
Location323-2 Saigawahonjo, Miyako-cho, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka-ken 824-0231
Japan
Coordinates33°39′03″N 130°56′22″E / 33.6507°N 130.9394°E / 33.6507; 130.9394
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)■ Tagawa Line
Distance9.7 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeHC24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1897 (1897-04-20)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō
towards Yukuhashi
 Tagawa Line Sakiyama
towards Tagawa-Ita
Location
Saigawa Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Saigawa Station
Saigawa Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Saigawa Station is located in Japan
Saigawa Station
Saigawa Station
Saigawa Station (Japan)
Map

Saigawa Station (犀川駅, Saigawa-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]

Lines

Saigawa Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 9.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Tagawa Line for Tagawa-Ita, Nōgata
2 ■ ■ Tagawa Line for Toyotsu, Yukuhashi

History

The station was opened on April 20, 1897 as a station on the private Hōshū Railway. The Hōshū railway was acquired by the Kyushu Railway on September 3, 1901. The Kyushu Railway was nationalised on 1 July 1907. Japanese Government Railways (JGR), designated the track as the Hōshū Main Line on 12 October 1909 and expanded it southwards in phases. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. It was transferred to the control of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.[3]

Surrounding area

  • Miyako Town Hall Saigawa Branch
  • Miyako Town Saigawa Junior High School
  • Miyako Town Saigawa Elementary School

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. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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. 751. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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