Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station
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. The station name pays tribute to Toyotaka Komiya, 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.
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.Trains arrive roughly every 30 minutes.
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.
History
The station was opened on March 18, 1993.
Surrounding area
- Fukuoka Prefectural Route 34 Bridge Soeda Line
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshiro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Higashi-Saigawa-Sanshirō Station (in Japanese) (Heisei Chikuhō Railway website)