Taishō Station (Nagasaki)

Taishō Station

大正駅
Taishō Station (Nagasaki) in 2007
General information
LocationMizuho-chō, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1215
Japan
Coordinates32°51′23.62″N 130°12′49.23″E / 32.8565611°N 130.2136750°E / 32.8565611; 130.2136750
Operated by Shimabara Railway
Line(s)■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance20.8 km from Isahaya
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1955 (1955-03-09)
Passengers
FY201826 daily
Services
Preceding station Shimabara Railway Following station
Kobe
towards Isahaya
 Shimabara Railway Line Saigō
towards Shimabarakō
Location
Taishō Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Taishō Station
Taishō Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Taishō Station is located in Japan
Taishō Station
Taishō Station
Taishō Station (Japan)
Map

Taishō Station (大正駅, Taishō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with one side platform and one track. It is an attended station and does not have a station building. In October of 2023, the station building burned down due to a careless smoker. His case was subsequently sent to prosecutors on negligence charges.[3]

  • Platform
    Platform

History

Taishō Station was opened on 9 March 1955.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 9,372 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 26 passengers.[4]

Surrounding area

  • National Route 251
  • Mizuho Economic Agricultural Management Center
  • Unzen City Taisho Elementary School
  • Taisho Fishing Port

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "大正駅" [Taishō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "島原鉄道駅舎の火事"たばこの吸い殻が原因"利用客を書類送検". NHK NEWS WEB (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 19 March 2024. Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  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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