Tanagata Station (棚方駅, Tanagata-eki, たながたえき) 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]
Tanagata Station 棚方駅 | |||||
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 Station platform in August 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°12′7.28″N 129°39′7.01″E / 33.2020222°N 129.6519472°E | ||||
| Operated by | Matsuura Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nishi-Kyūshū Line | ||||
| Distance | 78.3 km from Arita Station | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 11 March 1989 | ||||
| Original company | Matsuura Railway | ||||
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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. It is 78.3 km from Arita.[5]
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Nishi-Kyūshū Line | ||||
| Masaru | Local | Ainoura | ||
| Koura | Rapid | Ainoura | ||
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: Tanagata (270857958)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "棚方｜駅探" [Tanagata 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.
- ^ "棚方駅時刻表" [Tanagata Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
External links
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Media related to Tanagata Station at Wikimedia Commons- Matsuura Railway (in Japanese)
- Navitime station timetable (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Transit Japan (in Japanese)
