Higo Tanoura Station Explained

Higo Tanoura Station
Native Name:肥後田浦駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kodanoura, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5303
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.3506°N 130.5047°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line:Hisatsu Orange Railway
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR07
Original:Japanese Government Railways
Passengers:85
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Higo Tanoura Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 23.6 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. TIn addition, a freight platform remains and is currently used as a storage track for track maintenance vehicles. The reinforced concrete station building is unattended.[1] [2]

Platforms

History

Higo Tanoura Station was opened on 4 April 1925 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 85 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 22, 67.
  2. Web site: 肥後田浦駅. Higo Tanoura Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)