Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)

Nagasaki Station 長崎駅
Location
Prefecture	Nagasaki (See other stations in Nagasaki)
City	Nagasaki
Neighborhood etc.	Onoue-machi
(in Japanese)	長崎県長崎市尾上町
History
Year opened	1905
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Nagasaki Main Line

Nagasaki Station (長崎駅, Nagasaki-eki^?) is a railway station in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It forms the terminus of the Nagasaki Main Line.

The station is connected by the Kamome limited express to Fukuoka (Hakata Station) and by the Seaside Liner rapid service to Sasebo (Sasebo Station). In front of the station is a tram stop of Nagasaki Electric Tramway.

The station opened on April 5, 1905 when the railway was extended from former Nagasaki Station to the present station. The former station opened in 1897 was renamed Urakami Station.

Lines

• Nagasaki Main Line

Station layout

The station has three elevated platforms serving five tracks.

0・1・3	■Rapid Seaside Liner	To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis Ten Bosch・Haiki・Sasebo
	■Nagasaki Main Line (via Ichinuno)	To Kikitsu・Isahaya・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Saga・Tosu
	■Nagasaki Main Line・Ōmura Line (via Nagayo)	To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis Ten Bosch・Haiki・Sasebo
2・4	■Limited Express: Kamome	To Saga・Hakata
	■Rapid Seaside Liner	To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis Ten Bosch・Haiki・Sasebo
	■Nagasaki Main Line (via Ichinuno)	To Kikitsu・Isahaya・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Saga・Tosu
	■Nagasaki Main Line・Ōmura Line (via Nagayo)	To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis Ten Bosch・Haiki・Sasebo

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Kyūshū Railway Company
Urakami		Nagasaki Main Line (Limited Express)		Terminus
Urakami		Nagasaki Main Line (Rapid Service)		Terminus
Urakami		Nagasaki Main Line (Local)		Terminus

History

• April 5, 1905 - Opened by Kyushu Railway.
• July 1, 1907 - Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese Government Railways.
• October 12, 1909 - Japanese National Railways renames the line the Nagasaki Main Line (長崎本線).
• August 9, 1945 - Damaged by the atomic bombing.
• June 1969 - Elevated station is completed.
• June 6, 1976 - The track between Tosu and Nagasaki becomes electrified.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

Nagasaki-Ekimae tram stop

• Nagasaki Electric Tramway Nagasaki-Ekimae tram stop
• Nagasaki Ken-ei Bus Terminal
• JR Kyushu Nagasaki Railway Division Nagasaki transportation center
• National Route 202
• Amu Plaza Nagasaki
• JR Kyushu Hotel Nagasaki
• Hotel New Nagasaki
• Nishi Kyushu Daiichi Hotel
• Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan
• NHK Nagasaki Broadcasting Station
• Nagasaki Chūō Post Office

External links

Coordinates: 32°45′10″N 129°52′14″E / 32.752832°N 129.8705°E / 32.752832; 129.8705