Tabaruzaka Station

田原坂駅
Tabaruzaka Station in 2006
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates32°53′59″N 130°39′12″E / 32.8996°N 130.6532°E / 32.8996; 130.6532
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance180.2 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeSide hill cutting
AccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridge, steep slope to station
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1943 (1943-10-01)
Passengers
FY201424 daily
Location
Tabaruzaka Station is located in Japan
Tabaruzaka Station
Tabaruzaka Station
Location within Japan

Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 180.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. A steep sloping ramp leads up to the station from the access road. The station building is a simple, functional, brick structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Kagoshima Main Line
Konoha Local Ueki
Konoha Rapid Ueki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Tabaruzaka signal box on 1 October 1943 on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 October 1965, Japanese National Railways (JNR) upgraded the facility to full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "田原坂" [Tabaruzaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "熊本地域公共交通網形成計画" [Kumamoto area public transport network plan]. Kumamoto City official website. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See Chapter 4: 公共交通の現状等 (Present situation of public transport)
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