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Railway station in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

JI  14 
Tagawa-Gotōji Station
田川後藤寺駅Kyushu Railway Company
Tagawa-Gotōji Station in May 2016
General information
Other namesMrMax Tagawa-Gotōji Station
Location1829 Nara, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 826-0042
Japan
Coordinates33°37′49″N 130°48′00″E / 33.63028°N 130.80000°E / 33.63028; 130.80000
Operated by JR Kyushu

Heisei Chikuhō Railway

Line(s)JI Hitahikosan Line

JJ Gotōji Line
■ Itoda Line

Distance30.0 km from Jōno
Platforms1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Tracks5
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJI14, JJ06, HC55
Website
History
Opened5 February 1896 (1896-02-05)
Previous namesGotōji (to 1982)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ikejiritowards Yoake Hitahikosan Line Tagawa-Itatowards Kokura
Terminus Gotōji Line Funaotowards Shin-Iizuka
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Ōyabutowards Kanada Itoda Line Terminus
Location
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Tagawa-Gotōji Station (田川後藤寺駅, Tagawa-Gotōji-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. On 1 April 2009, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the Heisei Chikuhō part of the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as MrMax Tagawa-Gotōji Station (MrMax田川後藤寺駅, Misutā-Makkusu-Tagawa-Gotōji-eki).

Lines

Tagawa-Gotōji Station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is 30.0 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Jōno. It is also the terminus for the 13.3 kilometer Gotōji Line to Shin-Iizuka. On the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Ita Line, it is 6.8 kilometers from the terminus the line at Kanada..

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform and one side platform with a notch cutout to all the total of three platforms to serve five tracks. The platforms are accessed by footbridges, and as there are no elevators, the platforms are not barrier-free. The station building is a one-story steel frame building that was renovated in 1997, and contains a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.The ticket gates are shared by both companies and are staffed by JR employees.

Platforms

0,1 ■ JJ Gotōji Line for Shimo-Kamoo and Shin-Iizuka
1, 3, 4 ■ JI Hitahikosan Line for Kawara and Kokura
for Buzen-Kawasaki and Soeda
4 ■ ■ Itoda Line for Nōgata

History

The station was opened on 5 February 1896 as Gotōji Station (後藤寺駅) on the Hōshū Railway. The railway merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1901 and was nationalized in 1907. It was renamed to its present name on 3 November 1982. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Ita Line was transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 639 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In 2019, the Heisei Chikuhō Railway portion of the station was used by 440 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

  • Tagawa City Hall
  • Tagawa City Art Museum

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 30 March 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2021年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2020)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. "令和元年度版 九州運輸要覧 (オ) 1日平均乗車人員" [Reiwa 1st Edition Kyushu Transport Handbook (E) Average number of passengers per day] (PDF). Fukuoka Prefecture. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

External links

Media related to Tagawa-Gotoji Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Hitahikosan Line
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Stations of the Gotōji Line
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Stations of the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Itoda Line
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