Hizen-Nagata Station

Hizen-Nagata Station

肥前長田駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hizen-Nagata Station in 2008
General information
LocationNagatamachi, Isahaya-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-0301
Japan
Coordinates32°51′42″N 130°04′49″E / 32.8616°N 130.0802°E / 32.8616; 130.0802
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance95.6 km from Tosu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 March 1934 (1934-03-24)
Passengers
FY2014135 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Higashi-Isahaya
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Oe
towards Tosu
Location
Hizen-Nagata Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Hizen-Nagata Station
Hizen-Nagata Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Hizen-Nagata Station is located in Japan
Hizen-Nagata Station
Hizen-Nagata Station
Hizen-Nagata Station (Japan)
Map

Hizen-Nagata Station (肥前長田駅, Hizennagata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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

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]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Tosu
2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Isahaya and Nagasaki
  • A view of the platforms and tracks.
    A view of the platforms and tracks.

History

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

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 49,229 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 135 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "小江" [Oe]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.

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