Taira Station (多比良駅, Taira-eki) is a train station located in Kunimi-chō, Unzen, Nagasaki. The station is serviced by Shimabara Railway and is a part of the Shimabara Railway Line.
Taira Station 多比良駅 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Kunimi-chō, Unzen, Nagasaki （長崎県雲仙市国見町） Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°52′18.41″N 130°18′32.21″E / 32.8717806°N 130.3089472°E |
| Operated by | Shimabara Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line |
| Distance | 29.4 km from Isahaya |
| Platforms | Two side platform |
| Tracks | Two tracks |
| History | |
| Opened | 10 May 1913 |
| Previous names | Tairamachi (until 2019) |
| Passengers | |
| 2014 | 78,335 (Entraining) 73,932 (Alighting)[1] |
Lines edit
The train station is serving for the Shimabara Railway Line, with the local and express trains stop at the station.
Platforms edit
The station consists of two side platform with two tracks.
| 1 | ■Shimabara Railway Line | for Hon-Isahaya, Isahaya |
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| 2 | for Minami-Shimabara, Shimabara-Gaikō |
History edit
The station, formerly known as Tairamachi Station, was renamed to what it is now on 1 October 2019.[2]
Adjacent stations edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Shimabara Railway Line | ||||
| Kōjiromachi | Express | Ōmisaki | ||
| Kōjiromachi | Local | Shimatetsu-Yue | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "【第120表】鉄道運輸" (XLS). Official Nagasaki prefectural website (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Shimabara Railway (30 September 2019). "10月以降の鉄道・バスの各種変更について" [Changes in railway and bus from October] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
External links edit
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