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.
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
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