Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Tabaruzaka Station

田原坂駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Tabaruzaka Station in 2006
General information
LocationUekimachitodoroki, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-0155
Japan
Coordinates32°53′59″N 130°39′12″E / 32.8996°N 130.6532°E / 32.8996; 130.6532
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance180.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
AccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridge, steep slope to station
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1943 (1943-10-01)
Passengers
FY201424 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Ueki
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Konoha
towards Mojikō
Location
Tabaruzaka Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Tabaruzaka Station
Tabaruzaka Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Tabaruzaka Station is located in Japan
Tabaruzaka Station
Tabaruzaka Station
Tabaruzaka Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 180.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. A steep sloping ramp leads up to the station from the access road. The station building is a simple, functional, brick structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Tamana, Ōmuta and Tosu
2   Kagoshima Main Line for Kumamoto and Yatsushiro

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Tabaruzaka signal box on 1 October 1943 on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 October 1965, Japanese National Railways (JNR) upgraded the facility to full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

Surrounding area

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The area around the station is surrounded by hills and covered with fields and orchards, but there are settlements scattered on the hills to the east, leading to the Ueki city area. About 800 m to the east, there is the Sanko Bus Shichimoto stop, which connects the Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Uekimachi.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "田原坂" [Tabaruzaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  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 Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "熊本地域公共交通網形成計画" [Kumamoto area public transport network plan]. Kumamoto City official website. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See Chapter 4: 公共交通の現状等 (Present situation of public transport)
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