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Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station
is the railway station in Tabira-chō Yamanouchi-men, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line. This station is the westernmost non-monorail railway station in Japan. Lines *Matsuura Railway **Nishi-Kyūshū Line Adjacent stations Station layout The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 3 tracks. Surrounding area * National Route 204 *Hirado City Office Tabira Branch *Hirado Bridge *Tabira post office *Shinwa Bank Tabira Branch History *August 6, 1935 - Opens for business as Hiradoguchi Station. *April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu. *April 1, 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan. Lines The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from in Saga Prefecture to in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations. Principal investors * Nag .... *March 11, 1989 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuura Railway
is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan. Lines The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from in Saga Prefecture to in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations. Principal investors * Nagasaki Prefecture (13.7%) Retrieved on 15 September 2009. * Lucky Taxi (10.2%) * Tsuji Industry (10.2%) * (10.2%) History The company was established in December 1987, and took over operation of the former |
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Matsuura Railway, which connects Arita in Saga Prefecture with Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture. This is the westernmost railway line in Japan, with Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station being the westernmost station. History The Kansai Coal Mining Co. opened a , gauge line from Saza to Sechibaru via Yoshii in 1896. The Arita - Imari section of the line was opened on 7 August 1898 by the , which merged with the Kyushu Railway in December of the same year. In 1907, the line was nationalised, becoming the . The line was extended to Imabuku in 1930, Matsuura in 1933, Tabira-Hiradoguchi in 1935, and Senryūgataki in 1939. The then isolated Hidariishi - Ainoura section was opened as a gauge line by the for coal transportation on 27 March 1920, and extended to Kami-Sasebo the following year. In 1931, it was extended to Saza, with the company acquiring the Kansai Coal line to Sechibaru in 1933 and passenger services to Yoshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirado, Nagasaki
is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The part historically named Hirado is located on Hirado Island. With recent mergers, the city's boundaries have expanded, and Hirado now occupies parts of the main island of Kyushu. The components are connected by the Hirado Bridge. As of March 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 31,192 and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area is . History Hirado has been a port of call for ships between the East Asian mainland and Japan since the Nara period. During the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, the local Matsuura clan held the rights to trade with Korea and with Song-dynasty China. During the Sengoku and early Edo periods, Hirado's role as a center of foreign trade increased, especially ''vis-à-vis'' Ming-dynasty China and the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC). The Portuguese arrived in Japan in 1543; after the Battle of Fukuda Bay in 1561 the Portuguese stayed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the northeast. Nagasaki is the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, with other major cities including Sasebo, Nagasaki, Sasebo, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Isahaya, and Ōmura, Nagasaki, Ōmura. Nagasaki Prefecture is located in western Kyūshū with a territory consisting of many mainland peninsulas centered around Ōmura Bay, as well as islands and archipelagos including Tsushima Island, Tsushima and Iki Island, Iki in the Korea Strait and the Gotō Islands in the East China Sea. Nagasaki Prefecture is known for its century-long Nanban trade, trading history with the Europeans and as the sole place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the ''Sakoku'' period. Nagasaki Prefecture is h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monorail
A monorail (from "mono", meaning "one", and "rail") is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam. Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, the term refers to the style of track.The term "track" is used here for simplicity. Technically the monorail sits on or is suspended from a guideway containing a singular structure. There is an additional generally accepted rule that the support for the car be narrower than the car. Etymology The term possibly comes from 1897, from German engineer Eugen Langen, who called an elevated railway system with wagons suspended the '' Eugen Langen One-railed Suspension Tramway'' (Einschieniges Hängebahnsystem Eugen Langen). Differentiation from other transport systems Monorails have found applications in airport transfer and medium capacity metros. To differentiate monorails from other transport modes, the Monorail Society defines a monorail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi-Tabira Station
is the railway station in Tabira-cho Ogita-men, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line. Lines *Matsuura Railway **Nishi-Kyūshū Line Adjacent stations Station layout The station is on a bank with a single side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms .... Environs Rapeseed flowers which a local farming family planted in the rice field around the station blooms in spring. *National Route 204 *Hokusho Agricultural High School *Tabira Insect Park *Tabira Catholic Church History *March 11, 1989 - Opens for business. ReferencesNagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section,Japanese) External linksMatsuura Railway (Japanese) Railway stations in Japan opened in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naka-Tabira Station
is a train station located in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988. Lines * Matsuura Railway ** Nishi-Kyūshū Line Trains on this branch terminate at either or . Travellers can transfer at for local trains to , or either a local or rapid train from to . It is 48.1 km from . Station layout The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track. Adjacent stations See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ... References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. External links * Matsuura Railway Navitime station timeta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsuura Station
is the railway station in Shisa-cho Ura-men, Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture.It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line. Lines *Matsuura Railway **Nishi-Kyūshū Line Adjacent stations , - , colspan=5 style="text-align:center;" , Matsuura Railway Station layout The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 3 tracks. Environs * National Route 204 *Matsuura Bus Center (Saihi Motor) *Matsuura City Office *Matsuura High School *Matsuura Municipal Matsuura Junior High School *Best Denki Matsuura-Shisa Branch History *25 June 1933 - Opens for business as . *1 October 1959 - This station is renamed to present name. *1 April 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu. *1 April 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway. References *「国鉄全線各駅停車 10 九州720駅」(Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics ( manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imari Station
is a train station located in Imari City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a transfer station between the JR Kyushu Chikuhi Line and the third-sector Matsuura Railway Nishi-Kyushu Line. Lines Imari is the western terminus of the western section of the Chikuhi Line and is 25.7 km from the starting point of this section at . The station is also served by the Nishi-Kyushu Line and is located 13.0 km from the starting point of the line at . Layout The station was once a through-station but the tracks JR and Matsuura tracks have since been divided. Each company now occupies separate premises with a road in between the two. The JR station consists of a bay platform serving a single track. The Matsuura station consists of three bay platforms serving three tracks, with several sidings branching off. There is no through-track at either station. The JR station building, to the east, houses a waiting area and a ticket window. Management of the station has been outsourced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasebo Station
is the major railway station in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in Japan. The Sasebo Line of the Kyushu Railway Company and the Nishi-Kyūshū Line of the Matsuura Railway provide local and regional service and connections to the extensive JR network. Sasebo is the westernmost station in the JR Group. The plaza in front of Sasebo Station contains a multi-level shopping complex called Friesta Sasebo, with coffee shops, clothing, housewares, music and a supermarket. Within the station itself are souvenir shops featuring local foods and products. Sasebo Station is about two hours by train from Hakata Station in the city of Fukuoka (via the Midori line) and about two hours from Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki. Across the street from Sasebo Station is the Sasebo Bus Center, which provides connecting service to many local destinations. Lines *JR Kyushu **Sasebo Line *Matsuura Railway **Nishi-Kyūshū Line Station layout JR The station is above ground level with 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saza Station
is the railway station in Hontabaru-men, Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line. Lines *Matsuura Railway **Nishi-Kyūshū Line Adjacent stations , - , colspan=5 style="text-align:center;" , Matsuura Railway Station layout The station is ground level with two platforms and three tracks. Environs This station stands near the central area of Saza Town. * National Route 204 *Saza Bus Center *Saza Town Office *JP Saza Post Office *Shinwa Bank Saza Branch History On 27 December 1931, the station opened as Sasa Station for business as the Sasebo Railway built a branch from Yotsuyubi (later renamed Yotsuibi) on the existing line connecting the city of Sasebo and Usunoura. On 24 October 1933, a new line was opened from Sasa to Sechibaru. This opening was actually a transfer of an existing private mining railway to the railway company. On 1 October 1936, the Sasebo Railway was nationalized. Simultaneously, the station n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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