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Hizen-Nanaura Station

肥前七浦駅
Hizen-Nanaura Station; 肥前七浦駅
	Hizen-Nanaura Station in 2008
General information
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	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	61.5 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	16 April 1934
Passengers
FY2016	47 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Hizen-Nanaura Station Location within Saga Prefecture Hizen-Nanaura Station Hizen-Nanaura Station (Japan)

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]

Lines

The 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

The 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

1	■ JH Nagasaki Main Line	for Nagasaki
2	■ JH Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga and Tosu

Waiting room
Wicket gates
Station building viewed from platform side
Platform

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 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

Kashima Roadside Station
Kashima Gatalympics (during this time some limited express Kamome trains stop here)

References

^ "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.