Tagawa-Gotōji Station

JI  14 
Tagawa-Gotōji Station

田川後藤寺駅
Tagawa-Gotōji Station in May 2016
General information
Other namesMrMax Tagawa-Gotōji Station
Location1829 Nara, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 826-0042
Japan
Coordinates33°37′49″N 130°48′00″E / 33.63028°N 130.80000°E / 33.63028; 130.80000
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance30.0 km from Jōno
Platforms1 side + 1 island + 1 bay platform
Tracks5
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJI14, JJ06, HC55
Website
History
Opened5 February 1896 (1896-02-05)
Previous namesGotōji (to 1982)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station
Ikejiri
towards Yoake
Hitahikosan Line Tagawa-Ita
towards Kokura
Terminus Gotōji Line Funao
towards Shin-Iizuka
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station
Ōyabu
towards Kanada
Itoda Line Terminus
Location
Tagawa-Gotōji Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Tagawa-Gotōji Station
Tagawa-Gotōji Station (Japan)

Tagawa-Gotōji Station (田川後藤寺駅, Tagawa-Gotōji-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. 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-Gotōji Station (MrMax田川後藤寺駅, Misutā-Makkusu-Tagawa-Gotōji-eki).