Magarikane Station

Magarikane Station

Magarikane Station (勾金駅 -eki?) serves passengers on the Tagawa Line of the Heisei Chikuho Railway Co., Ltd. in the town of Kawara, Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Layout

The unattended station has two ground-level platforms flanking the two tracks.

History

  • 1885 - The station opens as Kawara station of Hōshū Railroad
  • 1901 - Kyushu Railroad merges with Hōshū Railroad
  • 1907 - Kyushu Railroad is nationalized
  • 1943 - The station is renamed to Magarikane
  • 1987 - JNR is privatizated, and the station becomes part of JR Kyushu and JR Freight
  • 1989 - The station becomes part of Heisei Chikuho Railway

In the vicinity

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Tagawa High School
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Agricultural and Forestry High School
  • Magarikane Post Office
  • Muryōkō-ji Temple

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Heisei-Chikuho Tagawa Line
Kakishita Onsen-guchi - Kamiita

Coordinates: 33°39′06″N 130°50′30″E / 33.6516°N 130.8418°E / 33.6516; 130.8418