Matsuura Station

Matsuura Station
Matsuura Station
松浦駅
MR Matsuura Station 1.jpg
Location
Prefecture Nagasaki
(See other stations in Nagasaki)
City Matsuura
History
Year opened 1933
Former name Shisa Station
Present name since 1959
Rail services
Operator(s) Matsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Statistics 716 passengers/day (2005)

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.

Contents

Lines

Adjacent stations

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

Station layout

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

Tracks
1 Nishi-Kyūshū Line To Tabira-Hiradoguchi・Saza・Sasebo
2 Nishi-Kyūshū Line To Imari
3 Nishi-Kyūshū Line To Imari

Environs

  • National Route 204
  • Matsuura Bus Center (Saihi Motor)
  • Matsuura City Office
  • Matsuura High School
  • Matsuura Municipal Matsuura Junior High School
  • Best Denki Matsuura-Shisa Branch

History

  • 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.

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