Hizen-Nagata Station

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Hizen-Nagata Station (肥前長田駅, Hizennagata-eki^?) is a train station in Nagata Town, Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.

1 Layout
2 Station environs
3 Usage
4 History
5 Adjacent stations

[edit] Layout

Hizen-Nagata Station is located above ground and has two facing side platforms with a total of two tracks. It faces on National Route 207, but has no exit to the road. It is an unmanned station with an automatic ticket machine.

[edit] Station environs

Nagasaki Ken'ei Bus, Higashi Nagata Bus Stop
Nagata Post Office
National Isahaya Youth Outdoor Learning Center (though this is the closest station, there is a direct bus from Isahaya Station)
National Route 207
Ōsato-Moriyama-Hizennagata Prefectural Route 124

[edit] Usage

According to 2004 figures, an average of 246 people use this train station every day.

[edit] History

March 24, 1934 - Opening by the Japanese Government Railways
June 6, 1976 - The track from Tosu to Nagasaki is electrified.
April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and Hizen-Nagata Station is inherited by JR Kyushu.