Maehama Station (前浜駅, Maehama-eki, まえはまえき) is a train station located in Matsuura, 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]

Maehama Station

前浜駅
Station platform in August 2008
General information
LocationMatsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates33°21′30.79″N 129°44′9.35″E / 33.3585528°N 129.7359306°E / 33.3585528; 129.7359306
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Distance32.4 km from Arita Station
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened10 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-10)
Original companyMatsuura Railway
Location
Maehama Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Maehama Station
Maehama Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Maehama Station is located in Japan
Maehama Station
Maehama Station
Maehama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Trains on this branch terminate at either Imari or Saza. Travellers can transfer at Imari for local trains to Arita, or either a local or rapid train from Saza to Sasebo. It is 32.4 km from Arita.[5]

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Takashimaguchi Local Tsukinokawa

See also

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References

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  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: Maehama (270859069)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "前浜|駅探" [Maehama 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. ^ "前浜時刻表" [Maehama Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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