Uminoura Station
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Uminoura Station 海浦駅 | |||||||
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 Uminoura station platform and track in 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Uminoura, Ashikita-machi, Ashikita-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-5304 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°19′41″N 130°29′19″E / 32.32797°N 130.48869°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
| Distance |
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| Station code | OR08 | ||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 June 1959 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese National Railways | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 29 | ||||||
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Uminoura Station (海浦駅, Uminoura-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]
The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 26.7 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]
Station layout
The station consists of oneside platform at street level, serving a single bi-directional tracks. There is no station building, but only an open-fronted shelter on the platform. It is unattended.[5][3]
Gallery
Station sign
Landscape surrounding station
View from train approaching station
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Higo Tanoura | – | Sashiki | ||
| Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
Umiura Station was opened on 1 June 1959 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 29 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
- Umiura Fishing Port
- Japan National Route 3
