Tashiro Station

Tashiro Station (田代駅, Tashiro-eki) is a railway station in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JB  14  Tashiro Station

田代駅
General information
LocationTosu, Saga
Japan
Coordinates33°23′02″N 130°31′27″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line
Distance105.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 December 1889 (1889-12-11)
Location
JB  14  Tashiro Station is located in Japan
JB  14  Tashiro Station
JB  14  Tashiro Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 105.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Tracks

1 Kagoshima Main Line for Futsukaichi,Hakata,Akama,Kokura and Mojikō
2 Kagoshima Main Line for Tosu,Kurume and Ōmuta

Adjacent stations

Service
Kyūshū Railway Company
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  13  Yayoigaoka Local JB  15  Tosu
(Passed) Rapid Service (Passed)

History

The station was opened on 11 December 1889 by the privately run Kyushu Railway after the construction of a track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop with Tashiro as one of several intermediate stations on the line. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4] On 18 March 2006, the Tosu Freight Terminal opened just to the north of the station.

Surrounding area

  • Tosu Freight Terminal Station (Station of the JR Freight,It is added to the back of this station.)
  • Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Kyushu Head Office

References

  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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. 30, 68. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. 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. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. 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. 680. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.