Tabaruzaka Station

Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Tabaruzaka Station 田原坂駅
Tabaruzaka Station in 2006
Location	Japan
Coordinates	32°53′59″N 130°39′12″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance	180.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Side hill cutting
Disabled access	No - platform accessed by footbridge, steep slope to station
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1943 (1943-10-01)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)	24 daily
Location
Tabaruzaka Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 180.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. A steep sloping ramp leads up to the station from the access road. The station building is a simple, functional, brick structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks.
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  View from the station looking down onto the access road.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kagoshima Main Line
Konoha		Local	Ueki
Konoha		Rapid	Ueki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Tabaruzaka signal box on 1 October 1943 on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 October 1965, Japanese National Railways (JNR) upgraded the facility to full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "田原坂" [Tabaruzaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
4. 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. 683. ISBN 4533029809.
5. "熊本地域公共交通網形成計画" [Kumamoto area public transport network plan]. Kumamoto City official website. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See Chapter 4: 公共交通の現状等 (Present situation of public transport)

External links

• Tabaruzaka (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)