Abozaki Station (阿母崎駅, Abozaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]
Abozaki Station 阿母崎駅 | |||||||||||
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 Abozaki Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Azuma-chō, Abomyo, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1116 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′47.95″N 130°10′13.74″E / 32.8299861°N 130.1704833°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shimabara Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.4 km from Isahaya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 March 1955 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Azumazaki (to 1960) | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 34 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 14.4 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]
Station layout
editThe station is on the ground level with one side platform and one track. It is an attended station and does not have a station building. There is a waiting room and bicycle parking area on the platform, but the platform itself is slightly curved (as the station is located on a curve).
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Platform
History
editAbozaki Station was opened on 9 March 1955 as Azumazaki Station (吾妻崎駅). The station was renamed on 5 November 1960.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, there were a total of 12,278 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 34 passengers.[3]
Surrounding area
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "阿母崎駅" [Abozaki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links
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Media related to Abozaki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)