Hizen-Ōura Station

Hizen-Ōura Station (肥前大浦駅, Hizen'ōura-eki) is a railway station in Tara, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]

Hizen-Ōura Station 肥前大浦駅
Hizen-Ōura Station in 2017
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°58′32″N 130°12′25″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	75.6 km from Tosu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	No - platform accessed by underpass with steps
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1934 (1934-12-01)
Location
Hizen-Ōura Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 75.6 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 1. The station building, an old timber structure, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of an underpass. Some types of tickets are available from a kan'i itaku agent outside the station.[3][2][4]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagasaki Main Line
Tara		Local	Konagai

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) built the station in the 1930s during the development of an alternative route for the Nagasaki Main Line along the coast of the Ariake Sea. By 1934, a track extended south from Hizen-Yamaguchi (then called the Ariake Line) had reached Tara and another track extended north from Isahaya (called the Ariake West Line) had reached Yue. In the final phase of construction, a track was laid to link up between Tara and Yue. Through-traffic was achieved on 1 December 1934. On the same day, Hizen-Ōura was opened as an intermediate station on this new stretch of track. At the same time, the route from Hizen-Yamaguchi through the station to Nagasaki was designated as part of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was above 100 and below 323. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Environs

• Port of Ōura
• National Route 207

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "肥前大浦" [Hizen-Ōura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 66. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "肥前大浦駅" [Hizen-Ōura Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 15 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4533029809.
6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 715. ISBN 4533029809.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Hizen-Ōura Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)