Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station

Railway station in Miyako, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

33°39′42″N 130°56′56″E / 33.6616°N 130.9490°E / 33.6616; 130.9490Operated by

Heisei Chikuhō RailwayLine(s)■ Tagawa Line Distance8.2 km (from Yukuhashi Station)Platforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeHC25WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened18 March 1993 (1993-03-18)Services

Preceding station	Heisei Chikuhō Railway			Following station
Shin-Toyotsu towards Yukuhashi		Tagawa Line		Saigawa towards Tagawa-Ita

Location
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Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station (東犀川三四郎駅, Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Miyako, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. ^[1] The station name pays tribute to Toyotaka Komiya [ja], a Japanese literary critic and student of writer Natsume Sōseki. Born in Miyako, Komiya is known as the model for the character of Sanshirō in Sōseki's novel of the same name.^[2]

Lines

Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station is served by the Tagawa and is located 8.2 km from the starting point of the line at Yukuhashi.^[1]Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.^[1]

History

The station was opened on March 18, 1993.

Surrounding area

Fukuoka Prefectural Route 34 Bridge Soeda Line

References

^ ^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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station". Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "平成筑豊鉄道全駅時刻表直方 → 金田 → 田川伊田 → 行橋・金田 → 田川後藤寺" (PDF). 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 16 March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.