Ariake-Yue Station (有明湯江駅, Ariake-Yue-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Ariake neighborhood of the city of Shimabara Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]
Ariake-Yue Station 有明湯江駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ariake-Yue Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Ariake-chō, Shimabara-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1401 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°51′29.68″N 130°19′41.66″E / 32.8582444°N 130.3282389°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shimabara Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 31.8 km from Isahaya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 6 May 1919 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yue (to 1936); Shimatetsu-Yue (to 2019) | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 49 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 31.8 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]
Station layout
editThe station is on the ground level with one side platform and one track. The tracks run roughly from northwest to southeast, and the platform is on the northeast side of the tracks. The one-story station building is located almost in the center of the platform, adjacent to the north side, and inside there are toilets, a waiting room, and a station office. It is an unattended station.[1][2]
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Platforms
History
editAriake-Yue Station was opened on 6 May 1919 as Yue Station (湯江駅, Yue-eki). It was renamed Shimatetsu-Yue Station (島鉄湯江駅, Shimatetsu-Yue-eki) in 1934. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 October 2019.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, there were a total of 17,778 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 49 passengers.[4]
Surrounding area
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National Route 251- Shimabara City Yue Elementary School
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 "有明湯江駅" [Ariake-Yue Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Shimabara Railway (30 September 2019). "10月以降の鉄道・バスの各種変更について" [Changes in railway and bus from October] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "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 Ariake-Yue Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)