Nishi-Urakami Station

Nishi-Urakami Station (西浦上駅, Nishi-Urakami-eki) is a railway station in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]

Nishi-Urakami Station

西浦上駅
Nishi-Urakami Station in 2008
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°47′26″N 129°51′32″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nagasaki Main Line
Distance20.6 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Disabled accessYes – no steps to platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1987 (1987-03-09)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)728 daily
Rank201st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Nishi-Urakami Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 20.6 km from the branch point at Kikitsu.[3] Only local trains run on this branch.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building. A small shed on the platform houses a ticket window which is, however, now unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and a weather shelter are provided.[3][2]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Nagasaki Main Line (old line)
Michinoo Local Urakami

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a temporary stop on 9 March 1987. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the facility and upgraded it to a full passenger station.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 201st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Environs

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "西浦上" [Nishi-Urakami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. 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. 44, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. "西浦上" [Nishi-Urakami]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 717. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station – Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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