Nagasaki Station | |
Native Name: | 長崎駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR Kyushu |
Address: | Onoue-machi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki |
Country: | Japan |
Line: | |
Platforms: | 4 island platforms (2 for Shinkansen, 2 for conventional lines) |
Tracks: | 9 (4 for Shinkansen, 5 for conventional lines) |
Structure: | Elevated |
Passengers: | 10,650 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2016 |
Pass Rank: | 13th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Map Type: | Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nagasaki Station |
is a railway station in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the terminus of the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen and the Nagasaki Main Line, as well as the westernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway station in Japan.
The station is connected by the Kamome Shinkansen service and the Relay Kamome limited express to Hakata, and by the Seaside Liner rapid service to Sasebo. Nagasaki Electric Tramway services call at a stop in front of the station.
The conventional line station has two elevated island platforms serving five tracks.[1] The Shinkansen station has two island platforms serving four tracks.
Platform No < | --Name by the business operator---> | Line Name | Direction | Notes |
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Conventional Lines | ||||
1-5 | Nagasaki Main Line | for Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis Ten Bosch・Haiki・Sasebo | ||
Nagasaki Main Line | for Kikitsu・Isahaya・Kōhoku・Saga・Tosu | |||
Shinkansen Platform | ||||
11-14 | Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen | for Isahaya・Shin-Ōmura・Takeo-Onsen | Service to Hakata via limited express Relay Kamome, cross-platform transfer available at Takeo-Onsen | |
The station was opened on 5 April 1905 when the railway was extended from the former Nagasaki Station to the present station. The former station, opened in 1897, was renamed Urakami Station.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 10,650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 13th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]