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]

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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
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 (1937-10-01)
Previous names	Yanagawa (to 1939) Kyutetsu Yanagawa (to 1942)
Passengers
FY2022	10,072
Location Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station Nishitetsu Yanagawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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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]

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

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.

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan