Kami Tanoura Station

Railway station in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
32°23′34″N 130°31′07″E / 32.3928723°N 130.5185212°E / 32.3928723; 130.5185212[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)Hisatsu Orange RailwayDistance
  • 18.0 km from Yatsushiro
  • 4.3 km from Higo Futami[2]
Platforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)HistoryOpened10 October 1952; 71 years ago (1952-10-10)Original companyJapanese National Railways

Kami Tanoura Station (上田浦駅, Kami Tanoura-eki) is a train station in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Higo Futami – Tanoura Otachimisaki Park
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • View of platforms and sea from adjacent building
    View of platforms and sea from adjacent building

See also

References

  1. ^ "Node: Kami-Tanoura (2012814808)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "上田浦駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "上田浦駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

  • Media related to Kami-Tanoura Station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
  • Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide