Shimabara Station
Shimabara Station 島原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Shimabara Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 577-1 Katamachi, Shimabara-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′24.53″N 130°22′13.98″E / 32.7901472°N 130.3705500°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shimabara Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 40.5 km from Isahaya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 September 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 438 daily | ||||||||||
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Shimabara Station (島原駅, Taira-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 40.5 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station is on the ground level with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The distinctive station building is modeled after the Otemon Gate of Shimabara Castle. As a directly managed station, it has automatic ticket vending machines and a ticket window. Connecting tickets are also sold. The platform and station building are connected by level crossing equipped with an alarm..[1][2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line | for Isahaya |
| 2 | ■ ■Shimabara Railway Line | for Shimabarakō |
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Station building -
Platform
History
[edit]Shimabara Station was opened on 24 September 1913. The current station building was completed in December 1989.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 159,737 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 438 passengers.[3]
Surrounding area
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National Route 251- Shimabara City Office
- Shimabara Post Office
- Shimabara Castle
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ a b "島原駅" [Shimabara Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links
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Media related to Shimabara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)