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 | |
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 Nishi-Urakami Station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°47′26″N 129°51′32″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
| Distance | 20.6 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch) |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Accessible | Yes – no steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 9 March 1987 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 728 daily |
| Rank | 201st (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]
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
- Nagasaki University – 20 minutes on foot
- Nagasaki Electric Tramway: Sumiyoshi tram stop
- Lawson Nagasaki Nakazono store
- Joyful Sun Sumiyoshi store
- Chitosepia shopping complex
- Nagasaki City Hall Nishi-Urakami Branch
- Nagasaki City Kita Community Center
- Nagasaki Sumiyoshi Post Office
- Daiei Chitosepia store
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "西浦上" [Nishi-Urakami]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- 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.
- "西浦上" [Nishi-Urakami]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- 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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 717. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "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.
External links
- Nishi-Urakami Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)