| Taira Station 多比良駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kunimi-chō, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken859-1322 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°52′18.41″N 130°18′32.21″E / 32.8717806°N 130.3089472°E / 32.8717806; 130.3089472 | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Shimabara Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 29.4 km from Isahaya | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 May 1913 (1913-05-10) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Tairamachi (to 2019) | ||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 179 daily | ||||||||||
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Taira StationLocation within Nagasaki PrefectureShow map of Nagasaki Prefecture
Taira Station (多比良駅, Taira-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.
Lines
The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 29.4 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.
Station layout
The station is on the ground level with two opposing staggered side platforms. The station building is located adjacent to the south side of the south platform, facing the waiting room located in the middle of the south platform. There are two level crossings connecting the two platforms, the front of the station building, the waiting room, the end of the north platform, and the center of the south platform. The two internal crossings do not have gates or alarms. The station building is a single-story building, and inside it are the station office and a waiting room for passengers. There are no automatic ticket vending machines with tickets being sold at the counter in the waiting room.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line | for Isahaya |
| 2 | ■ ■Shimabara Railway Line | for Shimabara and Shimabarakō |
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Platforms
History
Taira Station was opened on 10 May 1913 as Tairamachi Station (多比良町駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 October 2019.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 65,356 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 179 passengers.
Surrounding area
National Route 251- Unzen City Kunimi General Branch Office (former Kunimi Town Hall)
- Unzen City Kunimi Town Cultural Center
See also
References
- ^ 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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ "多比良駅" [Taira Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- Shimabara Railway (30 September 2019). "10月以降の鉄道・バスの各種変更について" [Changes in railway and bus from October] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links
Media related to Taira Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)
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| Closed on 1 April 2008 |
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