Matsuura Station

Matsuura Station (松浦駅, Matsuura-eki) is the railway station in Shisa-cho Ura-men, Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture.It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Matsuura Station 松浦駅
General information
Location	Matsuura, Nagasaki Japan
Operated by	Matsuura Railway
Line(s)	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened	1933
Previous names	Shisa (until 1959)
Passengers
2005	716 daily

Lines

• Matsuura Railway
  • Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Matsuura Railway
Tsukinokawa		Nishi-Kyushu Line		Matsuura Hatsudensho-mae

Station layout

The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 3 tracks.

Tracks

1	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Tabira-Hiradoguchi・Saza・Sasebo
2	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Imari
3	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Imari

Environs

• National Route 204
• Matsuura Bus Center (Saihi Motor)
• Matsuura City Office
• Matsuura High School
• Matsuura Municipal Matsuura Junior High School
• Best Denki Matsuura-Shisa Branch

History

• 25 June 1933 - Opens for business as Shisa Station (志佐駅, Shisa-eki).
• 1 October 1959 - This station is renamed to present name.
• 1 April 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
• 1 April 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway.

References

• 「国鉄全線各駅停車 10 九州720駅」(Shogakukan, 1983) ISBN 4-09-395110-1
• Nagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section,Japanese)

External links

• Matsuura Railway (Japanese)
• The introduction of Matsuura Station (Nagasaki Shimbun-sha,Japanese)