Tsunagi Station Explained

Tsunagi Station
Native Name:津奈木駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Iwaki, Tsunagi-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5603
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.2324°N 130.4502°W
Operator:Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line:Hisatsu Orange Railway
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Code:OR11
Original:Japanese Government Railways
Passengers:113
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsunagi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station in the town of Tsunagi, 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 42.4 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. The area from Yunoura Station to this station is double track. The station building is adjacent to the Tsunagi Town Chamber of Commerce.[1] [2]

Platforms

History

Tsunagi Station was opened on 17 October 1927 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 113 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: 津奈木駅. Tsunagi 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)