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 tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in Emukae-chō Tanomoto-men,

Sasebo is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also the second largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. On 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 247,739 and a population density of 581 persons p ...

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 ...

. It is operated by Matsuura Railway 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 Station b ...

Lines

* Matsuura Railway **

Adjacent stations

Station layout

The station is ground level with a single

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Environs

* National Route 204 *Senryū Tokuda Hospital *Inotsuki Post Office *Emukai Town Cultural Center *Senryūgataki Waterfall *Fukuigawa Bridge

History

*1939-01-25 - Opens for business as JGR . *1987-04-01 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited 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 Strait ...

. *1988-04-01 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway and renamed to present name.

References

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

External links

Matsuura Railway (Japanese)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1939 Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-railstation-stub