Shimabarakō Station


Shimabarakō Station 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 Shimabara Gaikō Station. 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.

Surrounding area

  • Shimabara Port
  • Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Hospital
  • Shimabara City Second Junior High School