is the

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in Shisa-cho Ura-men, Matsuura,

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.It is operated by

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and is on the

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 Statio ...

Lines

Adjacent stations

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Station layout

The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 3 tracks.

Environs

* National Route 204 *Matsuura Bus Center (

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) *Matsuura City Office *Matsuura High School *Matsuura Municipal Matsuura Junior High School *

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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

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. *1 April 1988 - This station is inherited by

References

*「国鉄全線各駅停車 10 九州720駅」(

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, 1983)
Nagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section,Japanese)

External links

Matsuura Railway (Japanese)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-railstation-stub