is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.
Lines The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 40.5 km from the starting point of the line at .
Station layout The station is on the ground level with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The distinctive station building is modeled after the Otemon Gate of Shimabara Castle. As a directly managed station, it has automatic ticket vending machines and a ticket window. Connecting tickets are also sold. The platform and station building are connected by level crossing equipped with an alarm..
Platforms
History Shimabara Station was opened on 24 September 1913. The current station building was completed in December 1989.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 159,737 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 438 passengers. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
Surrounding area
Shimabara City Office Shimabara Post Office Shimabara Castle
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Shimabara Railway Official Site