Matsuo Station (Nagasaki)

Matsuo Station (松尾駅, Matsuo-eki, まつおえき) is a train station located in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Shimabara Railway Line which is operated by the third-sector Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

Matsuo Station

松尾駅
Station platform in March 2007
LocationShimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates32°50′3.06″N 130°20′51.76″E
Operated byShimabara Railway
Line(s)■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance35.2 km from Isahaya
PlatformsOne
TracksOne
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteStation page (in Japanese)
History
Opened11 October 1931 (1931-10-11)
Location
Matsuo Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Matsuo Station
Matsuo Station (Japan)

The line follows a scenic route around the Shimabara Peninsula, off the coast of the Ariake Sea. Japan National Route 251 also runs parallel to the station.[3]

Lines

Trains on this line terminate at Shimabarakō and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 35.2 km from Isahaya. Only local services stop at the station.[4][5]

Trains to Kazusa were terminated on the 1st of April 2008 after the stretch of line from Shimabara closed.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shimabara Railway Line
Ōmisaki Local Mie
Express Service: Does not stop at this station

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. "松尾駅 | 島原鉄道" [Matsuo Station | Shimabara Railway]. Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. "【第120表】鉄道運輸" [(Table 120) Rail transport] (XLS). Nagasaki Prefecture government (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. "Node: Matsuo (282413435)". OpenStreetMap. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. "島原鉄道列車時刻表" [Shimabara Railway Train Timetable] (PDF). Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. "松尾(長崎)駅 ｜駅探" [Matsuo Station (Nagasaki) | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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