Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station
Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station 西鉄柳川駅 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Mitsuhashimachi Shimohyakuchō, Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 832-0822 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°9′53.9″N 130°25′8.38″E / 33.164972°N 130.4189944°E | ||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 58.4 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) | ||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||
Station code | T39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 October 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Yanagawa (to 1939) Kyutetsu Yanagawa (to 1942) | ||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||
FY2022 | 10,072 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station (西鉄柳川駅, Nishitetsu-Yamagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T39.[1]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 58.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building.[1]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Ōmuta |
2 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Ōmuta |
3 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Kurume, Futsukaichi and Fukuoka |
4 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Kurume, Futsukaichi and Fukuoka |
History
[edit]The station opened on 1 October 1937 as Yanagawa Station (中島駅) on the Kyushu Railway. The station name was changed to Kyutetsu Nakashima Station (九鉄中島駅) on 1 July 1939. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942 and the station was renamed to its present name.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 10,072 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Yanagawa Gokoku Shrine
- Yanagawa Depot
- Yanagawa City Hall Yanagawa Government Building/Mitsuhashi
See also
[edit]References
[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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位:人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.ensen24.jp/tenjinomuta-line/yanagawa.html Official home page] (in Japanese)