Shimabara-Funatsu Station

Shimabara-Funatsu Station (島原船津駅, Shimabara-funatsu-eki, しまばらふなつえき) 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]

Shimabara-Funatsu Station[note 1]

島原船津駅
Station building rebuilt in 2015
LocationShimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates32°46′32.0″N 130°22′32.1″E
Operated byShimabara Railway
Line(s)■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance42.3 km from Isahaya
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessWheelchair accessible with ramps
Other information
WebsiteStation page (in Japanese)
History
Opened24 September 1913 (1913-09-24)
Location
Shimabara-Funatsu Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Shimabara-Funatsu Station
Shimabara-Funatsu 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.[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 42.3 km from Isahaya. Local and express 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.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level platform with a single bi-directional track.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shimabara Railway Line
Reikyūkōen-Taiikukan Local Shimabarakō
Reikyūkōen-Taiikukan Express Shimabarakō
  • Former main station building in 2007
  • Station platform
  • New station building with Shimbara Railway carriage (far right)
  • Station building from middle island platform
  • Shimabara Railway carriages and station from Shinchibashi
  • View of the bay from the station platform

See also

Notes
  1. Platform signage displays the romanised spelling of this station as Shimabarafunatsu, though Shimabara-Funatsu is also common usage.

References

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

  1. "島原船津駅 | 島原鉄道" [Shimabara-Funatsu Station | Shimabara Railway]. Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. "【第120表】鉄道運輸" [(Table 120) Rail transport] (XLS). Nagasaki Prefecture government (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. "Node: Shimabara-Funatsu (282413349)". OpenStreetMap. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. "島原鉄道列車時刻表" [Shimabara Railway Train Timetable] (PDF). Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. "島原船津駅 | 駅探" [Shimabara-Funatsu Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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