Isahaya Station
Isahaya Station 諫早駅 | |
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| Station building in 2005 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Nagasaki (See other stations in Nagasaki) |
| City | Isahaya |
| Neighborhood etc. | Eishō-chō |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1898 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR Kyushu Shimabara Railway |
| Line(s) | Nagasaki Main Line Ōmura Line Shimabara Railway Line |
 Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
Isahaya Station (諫早駅 Isahaya-eki) is a railway station in Eishō-chō, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan. It is owned by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), and is served by three lines, the Nagasaki Main Line, Ōmura Line, and the Shimabara Railway Line. All Limited express Kamome trains, Rapid Seaside Liner trains, and express trains on the Shimabara line stop at this station.
Station layout
The station building was completed in 1934 and is made of wood in a western style. It has automatic ticket machines as well as a "Midori no Madoguchi" ticket office. And it has turnstiles and 3 elevators for each tracks. However, it has no escalators.
Platforms
This station has three platforms serving five tracks.
| 0 | ■Shimabara Railway Line | for Hon-Isahaya, Shimabara, Shimabara-Gaikō |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ■Limited express Kamome | for Urakami and Nagasaki |
| ■Rapid Seaside Liner | for Kikitsu, Urakami, and Nagasaki | |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Kikitsu, Ichinuno (Nagayo), Urakami, and Nagasaki | |
| 2・3 | ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Ichinuno(Nagayo), Nagasaki, Yue, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Tosu |
| ■Ōmura Line | for Ōmura, Haiki, Sasebo | |
| 4 | ■Limited express Kamome | for Hizen-Yamaguchi, Tosu, Hakata |
| ■Express Seaside Liner | for Ōmura, Haiki, and Sasebo | |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Yue, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Tosu | |
| ■Ōmura Line | for Ōmura, Haiki, and Sasebo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hizen-Kashima | Nagasaki Main Line (Limited Express Kamome) | Urakami | ||
| (Ōmura Line) | Nagasaki Main Line (Rapid Seaside Liner) | Nishi-Isahaya or Kikitsu | ||
| Higashi-Isahaya | Nagasaki Main Line (local) | Nishi-Isahaya | ||
| Ōmura | Ōmura Line (Rapid Seaside Liner) | (To Nagasaki on the Nagasaki Main Line) | ||
| Iwamatsu | Ōmura Line (local) | (To Nagasaki on the Nagasaki Main Line) | ||
| - | Shimabara Railway Line | Hon-Isahaya |
Usage
- JR Kyushu - Daily average of 5,533 people (2006 estimate).
- Shimabara Railway - Daily average of 1,563 people (2006 estimate, 2nd most highly used station of the 44 stations of Shimabara Railway).
History
The station opened on 27 November 1898 as a station on the Kyushu Railway Nagasaki Line. The Nagasaki Line was renamed the Nagasaki Main Line on 12 October 1909. On 21 August 1911, the Shimabara Railway Line from Isahaya to Hon-Isahaya opened. On 24 March 1934, the Ariake Nishi Line from Isahaya to Yue opened. On 1 December 1934, the Ariake Nishi and Higashi lines were connected to become part of the Nagasaki Main Line. The line from Haiki to Isahaya was separated to become the Ōmura Line.
Surrounding area
- Bus terminal for Nagasaki Kenei Bus and Shimabara Railway Bus
External links
Media related to Isahaya Station at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 32°51′7″N 130°2′29″E / 32.85194°N 130.04139°E