Ainoura Station (相浦駅, Ainoura-eki, あいのうらえき) is a train station located in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line[3] which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988.[4]

Ainoura Station

相浦駅
Station island platform in August 2006
General information
LocationSasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates33°11′33.60″N 129°39′26.05″E / 33.1926667°N 129.6572361°E / 33.1926667; 129.6572361
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Distance79.7 km from Arita Station
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened27 March 1920; 104 years ago (1920-03-27)
Original companyJapanese National Railways
Location
Ainoura Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Ainoura Station
Ainoura Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Ainoura Station is located in Japan
Ainoura Station
Ainoura Station
Ainoura Station (Japan)

Lines

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Trains on this branch terminate at either Saza or Sasebo. Travellers can transfer at Saza for local trains to Imari, and then on to Arita. It is 79.7 km from Arita.[5]

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level island platform with two track.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Tanagata Local Daigaku
Tanagata Rapid Daigaku

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "国土数値情報 鉄道データの詳細" [National Land Numerical Information Railway Data Details] (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "Node: Ainoura (270856549)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "相浦|駅探" [Ainoura Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese).
  4. ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "相浦駅時刻表" [Ainoura Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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