Coordinates: 33°15′33″N 130°15′57″E / 33.2591°N 130.2659°E / 33.2591; 130.2659

Nabeshima Station

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Nabeshima Station

鍋島駅
File:JRKyushu Nabeshima Station.jpg
Nabeshima Station
General information
LocationYaemizo Nabeshima, Saga-shi, Saga-ken, 849-0932
Japan
Coordinates33°15′33″N 130°15′57″E / 33.2591°N 130.2659°E / 33.2591; 130.2659
Operated byFile:JR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
File:JR logo (freight).svg JR Freight
Line(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance28.0 km (17.4 mi) from Tosu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened7 July 1930 (1930-07-07)
Passengers
FY2022446 daily
Rank229th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kubota
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Saga
towards Tosu
Balloon Saga
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line
Seasonal
Location
Location within Saga Prefecture
Nabeshima Station (Japan)
Map

Nabeshima Station (鍋島駅, Nabeshima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Nabeshima neighborhood of the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. It is also a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line, located 28.0 km (17.4 mi) from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]

Layout

File:Platform layout island side 1.png
→:for Kubota
←:for Saga

The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. Platform 3 on the island platform, where outbound trains arrive and depart, is used by some direct trains to the Karatsu Line and freight trains during peak loading seasons, as well as for the return trip of the special express "Kamome" trains that depart and arrive at Saga Station during peak passenger seasons. The station is unattended.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Tosu
2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Isahaya and Nagasaki
2, 3 ■ JK Karatsu Line for Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station as Nabeshima signal box (鍋島信号場, Nabeshima-shingōba) on 1 October 1926 on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 7 July 1930, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger traffic commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 446 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 229th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Saga Prefectural School for the Deaf
  • Saga Prefectural Saga Kita High School
  • Saga Prefectural Equestrian Training Center

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "鍋島駅" [Nabeshima Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 19, 65. ISBN 9784062951647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in 日本語). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in 日本語). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 713. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ↑ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Nabeshima Station at Wikimedia Commons

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