Shimabara-Funatsu Station
 Station building rebuilt in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°46′32.0″N 130°22′32.1″E / 32.775556°N 130.375583°E | ||||
| Operated by | Shimabara Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line | ||||
| Distance | 42.3 km from Isahaya | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Accessible | Wheelchair accessible with ramps | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Website | Station page (in Japanese) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 24 September 1913 | ||||
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Shimabara-Funatsu Station (島原船津駅, Shimabara-funatsu-eki, しまばらふなつえき) is a train station located in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Shimabara Railway Line which is operated by the third-sector Shimabara Railway.[1][2]
The line follows a scenic route around the Shimabara Peninsula, off the coast of the Ariake Sea. Japan National Route 251 also runs parallel.[3]
Lines[edit]
Trains on this line terminate at Shimabarakō and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 42.3 km from Isahaya. Local and express services stop at the station.[4][5]
Trains to Kazusa were terminated on the 1st of April 2008 after the stretch of line from Shimabara closed.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of a ground-level platform with a single bi-directional track.
Adjacent stations[edit]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimabara Railway Line | ||||
| Reikyūkōen-Taiikukan | Local | Shimabarakō | ||
| Reikyūkōen-Taiikukan | Express | Shimabarakō | ||
Gallery[edit]
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Former main station building in 2007 -
Station platform -
New station building with Shimbara Railway carriage (far right) -
Station building from middle island platform -
Shimabara Railway carriages and station from Shinchibashi -
View of the bay from the station platform
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ "島原船津駅 | 島原鉄道" [Shimabara-Funatsu Station | Shimabara Railway]. Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "【第120表】鉄道運輸" [(Table 120) Rail transport] (XLS). Nagasaki Prefecture government (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "Node: Shimabara-Funatsu (282413349)". OpenStreetMap. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "島原鉄道列車時刻表" [Shimabara Railway Train Timetable] (PDF). Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ "島原船津駅 | 駅探" [Shimabara-Funatsu Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
External links[edit]
Media related to Shimabara-Funatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
- Navitime station timetable (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Transit Japan (in Japanese)
