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]
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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 September 1913 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 438 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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
editShimabara Station was opened on 24 September 1913. The current station building was completed in December 1989.
Passenger statistics
editIn 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
editReferences
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)