Hizen-Nanaura Station


Hizen-Nanaura Station is a railway station in Kashima, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 61.5 km from the starting point of the line at.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Track 1 is a through-track while track 2 is a passing loop. A siding branches off track 1. The station building is built in Japanese style in timber with a tiled roof. It is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.

Adjacent stations

History

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 which was at first known as the Ariake Line. The track was built from to, opening on 9 March 1930, and then to, opening on 30 November 1930. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended to which opened on 16 April 1934 as the new southern terminus. Hizen-Hanaura was opened on the same day as an intermediate station along the new stretch of track. On 1 December 1934, the entire route was completed and through-traffic achieved from Hizen-Yamaguchi through the station to Nagasaki. The track was then redesignated as part of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Environs