Kawatana Station

Kawatana Station 川棚駅
Location
Prefecture	Nagasaki (See other stations in Nagasaki)
District	Higashisonogi
Town	Kawatana
Neighborhood etc.	momozu
(in Japanese)	東彼杵郡川棚町百津郷
History
Year opened	1898
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Kyūshū
Line(s)	Ōmura Line
Statistics	2,006 passengers/day

Kawatana Station (川棚駅, Kawatana-eki^?) is the major railway station in the town of Kawatana, Nagasaki. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.

Rapid SEA SIDE LINER and Local stop at this station.

Across the street from Kawatana Station is the Saihi bus Kawatana Bus station.Passengers for Hasami must change to a bus at this station.

Contents 1 Lines 2 Adjacent stations 3 Station layout 4 Environs 5 History 6 External links 7 References

Lines

• Kyūshū Railway Company
  • Ōmura Line

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Kyūshū Railway Company
Ōmura Line
Huis Ten Bosch		Rapid Sea Side Liner	Sonogi
Ogushigo		Local	Sonogi

Station layout

The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 2 tracks.

JR Tracks

1	■Ōmura Line	To Nagasaki・Isahaya・Ōmura
2	■Ōmura Line	To Sasebo・Haiki・Huis Ten Bosch

Environs

• National Route 205
• Saihi bus Kawatana Bus Station
• Kawatana post office
• Kawatana police office
• Kawatana River
• New-Crein hotel
• Kawatana public office
• Nagasaki Kawatana Medical Center

History

• 20 January 1898 - Opening
• 1 April 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu

External links

• JR Kyushu (English page)

References

Stations of the Ōmura Line (Sasebo - Hiu - Daitō - ) Haiki – Huis Ten Bosch – Haenosaki – Ogushigō – Kawatana – Sonogi – Chiwata – Matsubara – Takematsu – Suwa – Ōmura – Iwamatsu – Isahaya