Tashiro Station

Tashiro Station (田代駅, Tashiro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

JB  14  Tashiro Station 田代駅
Tashiro Station in April 2017
General information
Location	Sakuramach, Tosu-shi, Saga-ken Japan
Coordinates	33°23′02″N 130°31′27″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	105.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 December 1889 (1889-12-11)
Passengers
FY2022	503 daily
Rank	214th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Tosu towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Yayoigaoka towards Mojikō
Location Tashiro Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture Tashiro Station Tashiro Station (Japan) Show map of 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.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.^[3][2]

Platforms

1	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and Hakata
2	■ JB Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume, Ōmuta

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

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 of 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.^[4][5] On 18 March 2006, the Tosu Freight Terminal opened just to the north of the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 503 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 214th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

• Kyushu Environmental Welfare Medical College
• Tosu Freight Terminal Station (Station of the JR Freight,It is added to the back of this station.)
• Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Kyushu Head Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "田代駅" [Tashiro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
3. 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.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 680. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Tashiro Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tashiro (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)