Nishi-Tachiarai Station

Location
	Nishi-Tachiarai Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishi-Tachiarai Station Nishi-Tachiarai Station (Japan)

Nishi-Tachiarai Station

西太刀洗駅
Nishi-Tachiarai Station; 西太刀洗駅
	Nishi-Tachiarai Station in 2008
General information
Location	Yamaguma, Tachiarai-machi, Mii-gun, Fukuoka-ken 830-1226; Japan
Coordinates	33°24′28.22″N 130°35′57.69″E / 33.4078389°N 130.5993583°E
Operated by	Amagi Railway
Line(s)	■ Amagi Line
Distance	8.4 km from Kiyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	Yes - ramp to platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	28 April 1939
Passengers
FY2018	183
Location
Location
	Nishi-Tachiarai Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishi-Tachiarai Station Nishi-Tachiarai Station (Japan)

Nishi-Tachiarai Station (西太刀洗駅, Nishi-Tachiarai-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tachiarai, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the Amagi Railway, a third sector public-private partnership corporation.^[1] Although the station's address is in Tachiarai, most of the platform extends across the border into the neighboring city of Ogōri, Fukuoka.

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
Japan National Route 500
Oita Expressway

References

^ ^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.
^ "甘木鉄道時刻表" [Amagi Railway Timetable] (PDF). www.amatetsu.jp. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ "西太刀洗" [Nishi-Tachiarai]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 221. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. 699. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.