Ōmisaki Station

Ōmisaki Station

大三東駅
Ōmisaki Station
General information
LocationAriake-chō, Shimabara-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1413
Japan
Coordinates32°50′37.43″N 130°20′40.77″E / 32.8437306°N 130.3446583°E / 32.8437306; 130.3446583
Operated by Shimabara Railway
Line(s)■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance34.2 km from Isahaya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 May 1913 (1913-05-10)
Passengers
FY201830 daily
Services
Preceding station Shimabara Railway Following station
Ariake-Yue
towards Isahaya
 Shimabara Railway Line Matsuo
towards Shimabarakō
Location
Ōmisaki Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Ōmisaki Station
Ōmisaki Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Ōmisaki Station is located in Japan
Ōmisaki Station
Ōmisaki Station
Ōmisaki Station (Japan)
Map

Ōmisaki Station (大三東駅, Ōmisaki-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the Ariake neighborhood of the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]The station is believed to be the closest railway station to the seas around Japan.[3]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 34.1 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with two opposing unnumbered side platforms and two tracks. Both platforms are connected by a level crossing. It is an unattended station. There is a covered seating area surrounded on three sides on the outbound platform..[1][2]

Platforms

station side (west) ■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line for Isahaya
opposite side (east) ■ ■Shimabara Railway Line for Shimabara and Shimabarakō
  • Platforms
    Platforms

History

Ōmisaki Station was opened on 10 May 1913. The current station building was rebuilt in September 1983.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 10,999 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 30 passengers.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  2. ^ a b "大三東駅" [Ōmisaki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Japan's Amazing Train Station, Another "Spirited Away": Ohmisaki, Shimabara Railway, retrieved 27 November 2022By Transit Journey via YouTube and published in October 2022.
  4. ^ "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

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