Magarikane Station

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Magarikane Station

勾金駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
LocationKawara, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33°39′06″N 130°50′32″E / 33.6516°N 130.8423°E / 33.6516; 130.8423Coordinates: 33°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
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 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[]

References[]

  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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