Tsunagi Station

Tsunagi Station

津奈木駅
Station building, platform, and vending machines in 2012
Station building, platform, and vending machines in 2012
General information
LocationIwaki, Tsunagi-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5603
Japan
Coordinates32°13′57″N 130°27′01″E / 32.2324°N 130.45021°E / 32.2324; 130.45021[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR11
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened17 October 1927 (1927-10-17)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Passengers
FY2019113
Location
Tsunagi Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Tsunagi Station
Tsunagi Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Tsunagi Station is located in Japan
Tsunagi Station
Tsunagi Station
Tsunagi Station (Japan)
Map

Tsunagi Station (津奈木駅, Tsunagi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Tsunagi, 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 42.4 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. The area from Yunoura Station to this station is double track. The station building is adjacent to the Tsunagi Town Chamber of Commerce.[5][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Yatsushiro
2 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Minamata and Izumi
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms
  • Road-side view of building
    Road-side view of building
  • Platform shelter
    Platform shelter
  • 100 series train at station
    100 series train at station

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Yunoura – Shin-Minamata
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

History

Tsunagi Station was opened on 17 October 1927 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 113 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tsunagi Eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "津奈木駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "津奈木駅" [Tsunagi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "津奈木駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). 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.