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Matsuura Station

Coordinates: 33°20′40″N 129°42′28″E / 33.3445°N 129.7077°E / 33.3445; 129.7077
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Matsuura Station

松浦駅
General information
LocationMatsuura, Nagasaki
Japan
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s)Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened1933
Previous namesShisa (until 1959)
Passengers
2005716 daily

Matsuura Station (松浦駅, Matsuura-eki) is the railway station in Shisa-cho Ura-men, Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture.It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Lines

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Adjacent stations

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Service
Matsuura Railway
Tsukinokawa   Nishi-Kyushu Line   Matsuura Hatsudensho-mae

Station layout

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The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 3 tracks.

Tracks
1 Nishi-Kyūshū Line To Tabira-HiradoguchiSazaSasebo
2 Nishi-Kyūshū Line To Imari
3 Nishi-Kyūshū Line To Imari

Environs

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History

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  • 25 June 1933 - Opens for business as Shisa Station (志佐駅, Shisa-eki).
  • 1 October 1959 - This station is renamed to present name.
  • 1 April 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
  • 1 April 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway.

References

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  • 「国鉄全線各駅停車 10 九州720駅」(Shogakukan, 1983) ISBN 4-09-395110-1
  • Nagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section,Japanese)
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33°20′40″N 129°42′28″E / 33.3445°N 129.7077°E / 33.3445; 129.7077