Tagawa-Ita Station

JI  13 
Tagawa-Ita Station

田川伊田駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Tagawa-Ita Station in May 2016
General information
Other namesMrMax Tagawa-Ita Station
Location2621-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 825-0002
Japan
Coordinates33°38′33″N 130°49′03″E / 33.64250°N 130.81750°E / 33.64250; 130.81750
Operated by
JR Kyushu

Heisei Chikuhō Railway

Line(s)
JI Hitahikosan Line

■ Ita Line ■ Tagawa Line

Distance27.4 km from Jōno
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJI13, HC15
Website
History
Opened15 August 1895 (1895-08-15)
Previous namesIta (to 1982)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tagawa-Gotōji
towards Yoake
 Hitahikosan Line Ippommatsu
towards Kokura
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Shimoita
towards Nōgata
 Ita Line Terminus
Kamiita
towards Yukuhashi
 Tagawa Line
Location
Tagawa-Ita Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Tagawa-Ita Station
Tagawa-Ita Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Tagawa-Ita Station is located in Japan
Tagawa-Ita Station
Tagawa-Ita Station
Tagawa-Ita Station (Japan)
Map

Tagawa-Ita Station (田川伊田駅, Tagawa-Ita-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) by the third-sector railway operator Heisei Chikuhō Railway. [1] On 1 April 2009, discount shop chain MrMax acquired naming rights to the Heisei Chikuhō part of the station. Therefore, the station is alternatively known as MrMax Tagawa-Ita Station (MrMax田川伊田駅, Misutā-Makkusu-Tagawa-Ita-eki).[2]

  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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
  2. ^ "駅名変更のお知らせ「駅名（愛称）ネーミングライツ！４月１日スタート！」". 平成筑豊鉄道 (in Japanese). 平成筑豊鉄道. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2019.