Tagawa-Ita Station

Tagawa-Ita Station (田川伊田駅) 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-Ita Station (MrMax田川伊田駅).

Lines
Tagawa-Ita Station is served by the Hitahikosan Line and is 27.4 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Jōno. It is also the terminus for both the Heisei Chikuhō Railway's Ita Line and Tagawa Line, and is 26.3 kilometers from the terminus of Ita Line at Yukuhashi  and 16.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Tagawa Line at Nōgata.

Layout
The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are accessed through an underground passage (the passage itself is at ground level, as the tracks are on an embankment). Both platforms have stairs only, no elevators, and are not wheelchair accessible. The station building is a three-story steel frame building constructed by JR Kyushu in 1990, and has a retro-style exterior. It was purchased by the city of Tagawa in 2016, and now houses a hotel and restaurant. The station is staffed.

History
The station was opened on 15 August 1895 as Ita Station (伊田駅) on the Hōshū Railway. The railway merged with the Kyushu Railway in 1901 and was nationalized in 1907. It was renamed to its present name on 3 November 1982. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Tagawa Line and Ita Line were transferred to the Heisei Chikuhō Railway on 1 October 1989. The current station building was completed in 1990.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2021, the station was used by an average of 491 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). In 2019, the Heisei Chikuhō Railway portion of the station was used by 401 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Tagawa City Tagawa Elementary School
 * Tagawa City Chinzei Elementary School
 * Tagawa City Chinzei Junior High School
 * Tagawa City Art Museum
 * Tagawa City Coal and History Museum