Hizen-Nanaura Station (肥前七浦駅, Hizennanaura-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Hizen-Nanaura Station 肥前七浦駅  | |||||||||||
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 Hizen-Nanaura Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Otonari, Kashima-shi, Saga-ken 849-1323 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°04′16″N 130°08′43″E / 33.0710°N 130.1453°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JH Nagasaki Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 61.5 km from Tosu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 April 1934 | ||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 47 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 61.5 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is a through-track while track 2 is a passing loop. A siding branches off track 1. The station building is built in Japanese-style in timber with a tiled roof. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line | for Nagasaki |
| 2 | ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line | for Saga and Tosu |
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Waiting room -
Wicket gates -
Station building viewed from platform side -
Platform
History
editJapanese Government Railways (JGR) built the station in the 1930s during the development of an alternative route for the Nagasaki Main Line along the coast of the Ariake Sea which was at first known as the Ariake Line. The track was built from Hizen-Yamaguchi to Hizen-Ryūō, opening on 9 March 1930, and then to Hizen-Hama, opening on 30 November 1930. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to Tara which opened on 16 April 1934 as the new southern terminus. Hizen-Hanaura was opened on the same day as an intermediate station along the new stretch of track. On 1 December 1934, the entire route was completed and through-traffic achieved from Hizen-Yamaguchi through the station to Nagasaki. The track was then redesignated as part of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Surrounding area
edit- Kashima Roadside Station
- Kashima Gatalympics (during this time some limited express Kamome trains stop here)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "肥前七浦" [Hizen-Nanaura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b 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. 23, 66. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 714. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Hizen-Nanaura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Hizen-Nanaura Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)