Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station

Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station (東犀川三四郎駅, Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō-eki) is a railway station in Miyako, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Tagawa Line, operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.[1]

Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station

東犀川三四郎駅
Station platform
Station platform
General information
LocationMiyako, Fukuoka
Japan
Coordinates33.6616°N 130.9490°E / 33.6616; 130.9490
Operated byHeisei Chikuhō Railway Logo Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s) Tagawa Line
Distance8.2 km (from Yukuhashi Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened18 March 1993 (1993-03-18)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Shin-Toyotsu
towards Yukuhashi
Tagawa Line Saigawa
towards Tagawa-Ita

The station name pays tribute to Toyotaka Komiya, a Japanese literary critic and student of writer Natsume Sōseki. Born in Miyako, Komiya is known as the model for the character of Sanshirō in Sōseki's novel of the same name.[2]

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. "Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station". Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Retrieved 4 September 2019.


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