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	Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station (Japan)

Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station

西鉄柳川駅
Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station; 西鉄柳川駅
	Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station
General information
Location	Mitsuhashimachi Shimohyakuchō, Yanagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 832-0822; Japan
Coordinates	33°9′53.9″N 130°25′8.38″E / 33.164972°N 130.4189944°E
Operated by	Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance	58.4 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	T39
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1937
Previous names	Yanagawa (to 1939); Kyutetsu Yanagawa (to 1942)
Passengers
FY2022	10,072
Services
Location
Location
	Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station (Japan)

Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station (西鉄柳川駅, Nishitetsu-Yamagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T39.^[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 58.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Ōmuta
2	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Ōmuta
3	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Kurume, Futsukaichi and Fukuoka
4	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Kurume, Futsukaichi and Fukuoka

History

The station opened on 1 October 1937 as Yanagawa Station (中島駅) on the Kyushu Railway. The station name was changed to Kyutetsu Nakashima Station (九鉄中島駅) on 1 July 1939. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942 and the station was renamed to its present name.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 10,072 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Yanagawa Gokoku Shrine
Yanagawa Depot
Yanagawa City Hall Yanagawa Government Building/Mitsuhashi

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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

http://www.ensen24.jp/tenjinomuta-line/yanagawa.html Official home page] (in Japanese)

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[kawashima-1] 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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.

[2] "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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