Higo Tanoura Station

Higo Tanoura Station

肥後田浦駅
Higo Tanoura Station in 2006
Higo Tanoura Station in 2006
General information
LocationKodanoura, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5303
Japan
Coordinates32°21′02″N 130°30′17″E / 32.3505892°N 130.5047265°E / 32.3505892; 130.5047265[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR07
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened15 April 1925 (1925-04-15)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Passengers
FY201985
Location
Higo Tanoura Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Higo Tanoura Station
Higo Tanoura Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Higo Tanoura Station is located in Japan
Higo Tanoura Station
Higo Tanoura Station
Higo Tanoura Station (Japan)
Map

Higo Tanoura Station (肥後田浦駅, Higo Tanoura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 23.6 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. TIn addition, a freight platform remains and is currently used as a storage track for track maintenance vehicles. The reinforced concrete station building is unattended.[5][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Minamata and Izumi
2 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Yatsushiro and Shin-Yatsushiro
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of platforms
    View of platforms

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Tanoura Otachimisaki Park – Uminoura

History

Higo Tanoura Station was opened on 4 April 1925 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 85 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Tokai Carbon Tanoura Factory
  • Tanoura Port

See also

References

  1. ^ "Node: Higo Tanoura (2012956942)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "肥後田浦駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "肥後田浦駅" [Higo Tanoura Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "肥後田浦駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.