Masaru Station (真申駅, Masaru-eki, まさるえき) is a train station located in Sasebo, Nagasaki 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]
Masaru Station 真申駅 | |||||
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 Island platform in April 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°12′24.15″N 129°39′4.58″E / 33.2067083°N 129.6512722°E | ||||
| Operated by | Matsuura Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nishi-Kyūshū Line | ||||
| Distance | 77.7 km from Arita Station | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 29 August 1931 | ||||
| Original company | Japanese National Railways | ||||
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Lines
editTrains on this branch terminate at either Saza or Sasebo. Travellers can transfer at Saza for local trains to Imari, and then on to Arita. The rapid service between Saza and Sasebo does not stop here. It is 77.7 km from Arita.[5]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform with two tracks.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishi-Kyūshū Line | ||||
| Koura | Local | Tanagata | ||
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Node: Masaru (270856665)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "真申｜駅探" [Masaru Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese).
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "真申駅時刻表" [Masaru Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
External links
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Media related to Masaru Station at Wikimedia Commons- Matsuura Railway (in Japanese)
- Navitime station timetable (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Transit Japan (in Japanese)
