Hidariishi Station Explained

Hidariishi Station
Native Name:	左石駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Tabaru-chō, Sasebo, Nagasaki
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Matsuura Railway
Line:	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Opened:	1920
Former:	Ōno (until 1929)
Passengers:	872 daily
Pass Year:	2006

is a railway station in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is located on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Station layout

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

Environs

• National Route 204
• Ōno waiting place (Saihi Motor)
• Sasebo City Office Ōno Branch
• Sasebo-Nishi High School
• Meganeiwa
• Sasebo Municipal Ōno Junior High School
• Sasebo-Kita Post Office
• Norito Shrine

History

• March 27, 1920 - Opens for business by Sasebo Keiben Railway (after Sasebo Railway) as .
• April 20, 1929 - Report the rename to present name.
• October 1, 1936 - The Railroad Ministry nationalizes all railroads, this station becomes a station of the JGR Matsuura Line.
• July 9, 1967 - Yunoki Line (from this station to Yunoki Station) becomes the whole line interruption by a flood.
• September 1, 1967 - Yunoki Line is discontinued.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
• April 1, 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway.

Adjacent stations

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References

• Nagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section) (Japanese)

External links

• Matsuura Railway (Japanese)

33.209°N 129.7222°W