Shimabarakō Station

Shimabarakō Station (島原港駅, Shimabarakou-eki, しまばらこうえき) 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][3]

Shimabarakō Station

島原港駅
Station platform in April 2013
LocationShimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates32°46′7.9″N 130°22′13.8″E
Owned byn
Operated byShimabara Railway
Line(s)■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance43.2 km from Isahaya
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Disabled accessWheelchair accessible with ramps
Other information
WebsiteStation page (in Japanese)
History
Opened11 November 1960 (1960-11-11)
Location
Shimabarakō Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Shimabarakō Station
Shimabarakō Station (Japan)

It is the southernmost station and terminus after the Southern Line branch was closed in April 2008 due to declining ridership and maintenance costs.[4][5]

Lines

Trains on this line now terminate at this station and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 43.2 km from Isahaya. Local and express services stop at the station.[6][7]

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 Terminus
Reikyūkōen-Taiikukan Express Terminus
  • Station entrance in August 2007
  • View of now-closed section of the line in 2010
  • View back towards the street in February 2017
  • Colourful Shimabara Railway railcar at the station February 2017
  • Outer platform in February 2017

See also

References

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

  1. "島原港駅 | 島原鉄道" [Shimabarakō Station | Shimabara Railway]. Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  2. "【第120表】鉄道運輸" [(Table 120) Rail transport] (XLS). Nagasaki Prefecture government (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  3. "Node: Shimabara-Kou (282412907)". OpenStreetMap. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. "Shimabara Railway | Organisations". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. "島原鉄道が１１１年記念誌 ＳＬ、ディーゼル車両満載 廃止の沿線風景も" [Shimabara Railway's 111 year commemorative magazine, with diesel locomotives and scenery around closed stations]. Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. "島原鉄道列車時刻表" [Shimabara Railway Train Timetable] (PDF). Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  7. "島原船津駅 | 駅探" [Shimabarafunatu Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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