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 the terminus of the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 43.2 km from the opposing terminus of the line at .
Station layout The station is on the ground level with one side platform and one track. It is an unattended station and does not have automatic ticket vending machines. Before the switching facilities were abolished in 1997, there were two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The unused platform and tracks still exist, but the level crossing between the station building and the station building has been filled in, making it impossible to enter, and the switch part of the track has been removed.
History Shimabarakō Station was opened on 11 November 1960 as . The original station building was completely destroyed by fire on 2 November 2010. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 October 2019.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 24,905 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 68 passengers. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
Surrounding area
Shimabara Port Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Hospital (formerly Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Onsen Hospital) Shimabara City Second Junior High School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Shimabara Railway Official Site