Yoshii Station (Nagasaki)

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Yoshii Station
吉井駅
Location
Prefecture Nagasaki
(See other stations in Nagasaki)
City Sasebo
Neighborhood etc. Yoshii-chō Ōwatari
(in Japanese)佐世保市吉井町大渡
History
Year opened 1933
Former name Yoshii Station
Hizen-Yoshii Station
Present name since 1988
Rail services
Operator(s) Matsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Statistics 335 passengers/day (2006)

Yoshii Station (吉井駅 Yoshii-eki) is the railway station in Yoshii-chō Ōwatari, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Lines

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Senryūgataki   Nishi-Kyūshū Line   Kōda

Station layout

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

Environs

  • National Route 204
  • Shiwa Bank Yoshii Branch
  • Yoshii Post Office
  • Sasebo City Office Yoshii administration center

History

  • 24 October 1933 - Opens for business as Yoshii Station.
  • 18 April 1934 - Renamed to Hizen-Yoshii Station (肥前吉井駅 Hizen-Yoshii-eki) .
  • 1 April 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
  • 1 April 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway and renamed to present name.

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Coordinates: 33°15′59″N 129°41′07″E / 33.26639°N 129.68528°E / 33.26639; 129.68528

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