Tanoura Otachimisaki Park Station Explained

Tanoura Otachimisaki Park Station
Native Name:たのうら御立岬公園駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Tanouramachi, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5305
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.3634°N 130.5066°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line:Hisatsu Orange Railway
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR06
Original:Hisatsu Orange Railway
Passengers:131
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tanoura Otachimisaki Park Station
Mapframe:yes
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 22.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building. The station is usually unattended all day, but during the beach season, it becomes crowded with beachgoers at the nearby Misaki Beach, mainly during the summer vacation period and until the COVID crisis was attended during that period.[1] [2]

History

Tanoura Otachimisaki Park Station was opened on 1 March 2005.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 131 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: たのうら御立岬公園駅. Tanoura Otachimisaki Park 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)