Nishi-Tachiarai Station

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Nishi-Tachiarai Station

西太刀洗駅
Nishitachiarai 2.jpg
Nishi-Tachiarai Station in 2008
LocationYamaguma, Ogori-shi, Fukuoka-ken 838-0113
Japan
Coordinates33°14′34″N 130°21′21″E / 33.242822°N 130.355769°E / 33.242822; 130.355769Coordinates: 33°14′34″N 130°21′21″E / 33.242822°N 130.355769°E / 33.242822; 130.355769
Operated byAmagi Railway
Line(s)Amagi Line
Distance8.4 km from Kiyama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessYes - ramp to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened28 April 1939 (1939-04-28)
Location
Nishi-Tachiarai Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Nishi-Tachiarai Station
Location within Japan

Nishi-Tachiarai Station (西太刀洗駅, Nishi-Tachiarai-eki) is a railway station on the Amagi Line located in Tachiarai, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.[1]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Amagi Railway Amagi Line and is located 8.4 km from the start of the line at Kiyama.[1] All Amagi Line trains stop at the station.[2]

Layout[]

The station consists of a side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building but an enclosed shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Access to the platform is by a flight of steps or a ramp. A bike shed is provided by the station entrance and parking for cars is available.[3][4][5]

  • Nishi-Tachiarai Station entrance.

Platforms[]

1 ■ Amagi Line for Kiyama and Amagi

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Amagi Railway Amagi Line
Imaguma Local Yamaguma

History[]

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station was opened on 28 April 1939 as an intermediate station on its Amagi Line between Kiyama and Amagi. On 1 April 1986, control of the station was handed over to the Amagi Railway.[1][6][7]

Surrounding area[]

  • Shiroyama Park
  • Tachiarai Park
  • Maruyama Hospital
  • Kikuchi Post Office
  • Kikuchi Nursery
  • Kikuchi Elementary School
  • Mammy's Tachiarai shop
  • Drug Store Mori Tachiarai shop
  • Japan National Route 500
  • Oita Expressway

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 182, 309. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. ^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "西太刀洗" [Nishi-Tachiarai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ 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. 28, 83. ISBN 9784062951630.
  5. ^ "今隈・西太刀洗　周辺" [Imaguna Nishi-Tachiarai Surrounding Area]. noritai-amatetu.com Website of the Society for the Promotion of the AmagiRailway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ^ 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 699. ISBN 4533029809.


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