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]
Saigawa Station 犀川駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 323-2 Saigawahonjo, Miyako-cho, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka-ken 824-0231 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°39′03″N 130°56′22″E / 33.6507°N 130.9394°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tagawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.7 km (from Yukuhashi Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Station code | HC24 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 April 1897 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editSaigawa 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
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Tagawa Line | for Tagawa-Ita, Nōgata |
| 2 | ■ ■ Tagawa Line | for Toyotsu, Yukuhashi |
History
editThe 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
edit- Miyako Town Hall Saigawa Branch
- Miyako Town Saigawa Junior High School
- Miyako Town Saigawa Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Saigawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Saigawa Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)
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