Hizen-Nagata Station
Hizen-Nagata Station 肥前長田駅 | |
|---|---|
| Railway station | |
 Hizen-Nagata Station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°51′42″N 130°04′49″E / 32.8616°N 130.0802°E |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
| Distance | 95.6 km from Tosu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 March 1934 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 135 daily |
| Location | |
  Hizen-Nagata Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture  Hizen-Nagata Station Hizen-Nagata Station (Japan) | |
Hizen-Nagata Station (肥前長田駅, Hizennagata-eki) is a railway station in Nagata Town, Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
Lines[edit]
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 95.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]
Station layout[edit]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. There is no station building. Near the entrance to station is a shelter which houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Shelters are also provided on the platforms for passengers. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]
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A view of the platforms and tracks.
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Yue | Local | Higashi-Isahaya | ||
History[edit]
Japanese 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. In a phase of construction of what was at first called the Ariake West Line, a track was built from Isahaya (on the existing Nagasaki Main Line) north to Yue which opened on 24 March 1934 as the terminus of the track. Hizen-Nagata was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on this stretch of track. A few months later, link up was made from Yue to Tara (which had been extended south from Hizen-Yamaguchi). With through traffic achieved from Hizen-Yamaguchi on the new route to Nagasaki, the entire stretch of track was designated as part of the Nagasaki Main Line on 1 December 1934. 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]
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 49,229 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 135 passengers.[6]
Station environs[edit]
- Nagasaki Ken'ei Bus, Higashi Nagata Bus Stop
- Nagata Post Office
- National Isahaya Youth Outdoor Learning Center (though this is the closest station, there is a direct bus from Isahaya Station)
- National Route 207
- Ōsato-Moriyama-Hizennagata Prefectural Route 124
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "小江" [Oe]. 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. 22, 67. 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. 715. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links[edit]
- Hizen-Nagata Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)