Urakami Station

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Urakami Station.
Urakami Station.

Urakami Station (浦上駅 Urakami-eki?) is a train station in Kawaguchi-chō, Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. It is the station where the "old line" and "new line" sections of the Nagasaki Line intersect. In front of the station is the Urakami Ekimae stop on the Nagasaki Electric Tramway.

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[edit] Layout

The platforms at Urakami Station.
The platforms at Urakami Station.

The current station building was built after the previous one was burnt down by the atomic bombing. There is one automatic ticket machine, but no automatic turnstile. Urakami Station has two island platforms facing each other, servicing two tracks. There is an overhead walkway connecting the two platforms.

Tracks
1 Limited Express Kamome
Express Seaside Liner
Nagasaki Main Line
To Nagasaki
2 Limited Express Kamome To Isahaya・SagaHakata
Express Seaside Liner To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis ten Bosch・Sasebo
Nagasaki Main Line(via Ichinuno) To Isahaya・YueHizen-YamaguchiTosu
Nagasaki Main Line(via Nagayo)・Ōmura Line To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis ten Bosch・Sasebo

[edit] Environs

In front of the station is the Urakami Ekimae stop of the Nagasaki Electric Tramway. Behind the station is a hospital, and nearby are condos, concert halls, broadcast stations and schools among other things. Many of the people who use this station are commuters to these places.

[edit] Educational facilities

  • Kassui High School and Junior High School
  • Nagasaki Nishi High School
  • Fuchi Junior High School
  • Zenza Elementary School
  • Sakamoto Elementary School
  • Kitakyushu Preparatory School
  • Nagasaki University School of Medicine
  • Nagasaki University School of Dentistry

[edit] Medical care

  • Nagasaki University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital
  • Nagasaki Prefecture Medical Association Hall

[edit] Cultural facilities

  • Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
  • Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
  • Nagasaki City Peace Hall
  • Nagasaki City Museum of History and Folklore
  • Nagasaki Brick Hall

[edit] Media

  • Nagasaki Shimbun
  • Nagasaki Cultural Telecasting Corporation

[edit] Usage

On average 3,801 people use this station per day (2005 estimate).

[edit] History

Stone monument noting that this was the site of the original Nagasaki Station.
Stone monument noting that this was the site of the original Nagasaki Station.
Urakami Station immediately following the atomic bombing.
Urakami Station immediately following the atomic bombing.

When this station first opened on July 22, 1897, it was called Nagasaki Station. Even today there is a stone monument in one corner of the station plaza which reads "The Site of Nagasaki Station" (「長崎駅址」). On August 9, 1945 the station was destroyed by the nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki.

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
Isahaya   Nagasaki Main Line, Limited Express Kamome   Nagasaki
Kikitsu   Nagasaki Main Line, Seaside Liner   Nagasaki
Utsutsugawa   Nagasaki Main Line, "new line" local service   Nagasaki
Nishi-Urakami   Nagasaki Main Line, "old line" local service   Nagasaki


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