Nishi-Isahaya Station (西諫早駅, Nishi-Isahaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Nishi-Isahaya Station 西諫早駅  | ||||||||||||||
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 Nishi-Isahaya Station in 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°50′22″N 130°01′17″E / 32.8395°N 130.0214°E | |||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | JH Nagasaki Main Line | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 103.2 km from Tosu | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 1985 | |||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 897 daily | |||||||||||||
| Rank | 147th (among JR Kyushu stations) | |||||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 103.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3] Besides the local services on the line, some trains of the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner service between Sasebo and Nagasaki also stop at the station.[4]
Station layout
editThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. The station building is at street level and is modern concrete structure with stained glass decorations on the gabled ends. It houses a waiting area and a ticket window. After the ticket gates, an underpass and steps give access to both platforms.[2][3][5]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line | for Isahaya, Saga and Tosu |
| 2 | ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line | for Nagasaki |
History
editJapanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 14 March 1985 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[8][9]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 897 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 147th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]
Surrounding area
edit- Nagasaki Nihon University Junior and Senior High School
- Isahaya City Nishi-Isahaya Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "西諫早" [Nishi-Isahaya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 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. 38, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "西諫早" [Nishi-Isahaya]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "長崎本線・西諫早駅に行ってきました" [I went to Nishi-Isahaya Station Nagasaki Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- ^ "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "西諫早駅" [Nishi-Isahaya Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ^ 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. 715. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Nishi-Isahaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nishi-Isahaya Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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