Magarikane Station

Magarikane Station

勾金駅
Magarikane Station; 勾金駅
	Station entrance
Location	Kawara, Fukuoka; Japan
Coordinates	33°39′06″N 130°50′32″E / 33.6516°N 130.8423°ECoordinates: 33°39′06″N 130°50′32″E / 33.6516°N 130.8423°E
Operated by	Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)	■ Tagawa Line
Distance	23.6 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	15 August 1895
Services

Magarikane Station (勾金駅, Magarikane-eki) is a railway station in Kawara, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Tagawa Line, operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.^[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]

Between 1899 and 1973, a short freight-only branch line ran from this station north to Natsuyoshi.^[3]

History[]

1885 - The station opens as Kawara station of Hōshū Railroad
1901 - Kyushu Railway merges with Hōshū Railroad
1907 - Kyushu Railway is nationalized
1943 - The station is renamed to Magarikane
1987 - JNR is privatizated, and the station becomes part of JR Kyushu and JR Freight
1989 - The station becomes part of Heisei Chikuho Railway

In the vicinity[]

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

Platforms[]

North	■ ■ Tagawa Line	for Saigawa, Toyotsu, Yukuhashi
West	■ ■ Tagawa Line	for Tagawa-Ita, Kanada, Nōgata

External links[]

Magarikane Station (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)

References[]

^ "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. 24 August 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.

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[1] "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. 24 August 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[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] "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.

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