is the
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
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Nagayo
is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
Geography
Nagayo is located within the southern part of Nagasaki prefecture and resides at the south of Ōmura Bay.
Neighbouring municipalities
* Nagasaki
* Isahaya
* ...
,
Nishisonogi District,
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a 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 km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the northeast.
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, Japan. It is operated by
JR Kyushu
The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Str ...
and is on the
Nagasaki Main Line.
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Lines
The station is served by the old line or the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the branch point at .[ Only local trains run on this branch.]
Station layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A bike shed and parking lots are available at the station forecourt. Across from the platform can be seen the remnants of another, disused platform and the trackbed of a second track, now removed.
Adjacent stations
History
The private Kyushu Railway
was a company that built and operated railways in Kyushu, one of four main islands of Japan. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1907, and many are now operated by Kyushu Railwa ...
, had opened a track from to by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897 as the terminus. On the same day, Michinoo was opened as an intermediate station between Urakami and Nagayo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways
The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan R ...
(JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Michinoo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between through to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Michinoo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 987 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 166th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Environs
* Route 206
* Seiyū Michinoo Store
*Nagasaki City Iwaya Junior High School
*Nagasaki Technical High School
*Nagasaki Iwaya Post Office
*Joyful Sun Michinoo Store
*Nagasaki Royal Chester Hotel
References
External links
Michinoo Station (JR Kyushu)
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Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture
Nagasaki Main Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897