Nagasaki Station Explained

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.

Lines

Station layout

The conventional line station has two elevated island platforms serving five tracks.[1] The Shinkansen station has two island platforms serving four tracks.

Platforms

Platform No <--Name by the business operator--->Line NameDirectionNotes
Conventional Lines
1-5 Nagasaki Main Linefor IsahayaŌmuraHuis Ten BoschHaikiSasebo
Nagasaki Main Linefor KikitsuIsahayaKōhokuSagaTosu
Shinkansen Platform
11-14 Nishi Kyushu Shinkansenfor IsahayaShin-ŌmuraTakeo-OnsenService to Hakata via limited express Relay Kamome, cross-platform transfer available at Takeo-Onsen

History

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.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

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]

References

32.7528°N 129.8705°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 花村. 隆広. 長崎駅が高架化される. 鉄道ファン・railf.jp. ja.
  2. Web site: JR 新「長崎駅」開業 高架化、踏切4カ所廃止 長崎-浦上両駅 新型コロナで式典で中止 . 長崎新聞 . March 29, 2020 . March 29, 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200329024212/https://this.kiji.is/616649540609000545?c=174761113988793844 . March 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2022-09-23 . 西九州新幹線が開業、「かもめ」が出発…博多―長崎間は30分短い最速1時間20分に . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923003230/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20220923-OYT1T50120/ . 23 September 2022 . 2022-09-26 . 読売新聞オンライン . ja.
  4. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度). Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. 25 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf. 1 August 2017. dead.