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
Location	Tosu, Saga Japan
Coordinates	33°23′02″N 130°31′27″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	105.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1889
Location
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]

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  A view of the station platforms. The Tosu Freight Terminal can be seen to the right.

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 the 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 680. ISBN 4533029809.

External links

• Tashiro (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)