Meotoishi Station

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Meotoishi Station

夫婦石駅
File:MR Meotoishi Station 201203.jpg
Station with new walkway in March 2012
General information
LocationArita, Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates33°14′13.88″N 129°51′2.39″E / 33.2371889°N 129.8506639°E / 33.2371889; 129.8506639
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Distance7.9 km from Arita Station
Platforms1 (active)
Tracks1 (active)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened7 August 1898; 126 years ago (1898-08-07)
Original companyImari Railway
Location
Location within Saga Prefecture
Meotoishi Station (Japan)

Meotoishi Station (夫婦石駅, Meotoishi-eki) is a train station located in Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line[3] which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988.[4]

Lines

Trains on this branch terminate at either Arita or Imari. Travellers can transfer at Imari for local trains to Saza, then onto a local or rapid train to Sasebo. It is 7.9 km from Arita.[5]

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track and passing track. The former second platform is now a fenced-off pedestrian walkway.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Yamadani Local Kanatake

See also

References

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

  1. "国土数値情報 鉄道データの詳細" [National Land Numerical Information Railway Data Details] (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2019-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Node: Meotoishi (270856548)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. "夫婦石|駅探" [Meotoishi Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese).{{cite web}}: 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. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. "夫婦石時刻表" [Meotoishi Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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