Higashisono Station

Higashisono Station 東園駅
Higashisono Station in 2008
General information
Location	Taramicho Higashizono, Isahaya-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-0411 Japan
Coordinates	32°50′47″N 129°57′38″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	3.5 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade (cutting)
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)
Previous names	Higashisono Signal Box (until 1 October 1966)
Passengers
FY2014	73 daily
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Higashisono Station (東園駅, Higashisono-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 3.5 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 within a cutting. There is no station building, only a rudimentary shelter on the platform which houses an automatic ticket vending machine as well as a SUGOCA card reader.^[3][2][5]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nagasaki Main Line (old line)
Kikitsu		Local	Ōkusa

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Higashisono Signal Box on 1 October 1961 as an additional facility on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. It was upgraded to a passenger station on 1 October 1966. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between Kikitsu through Ichinuno to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Higashisono which ran from Kikitsu through Nagayo to Urakami became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 26,713 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 73 passengers.^[8]

Surrounding area

• Isahaya City Hall Tarami Branch Ōkusa Office
• National Route 207
• Ōmura Bay

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "東園駅" [Higashisono]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. 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. 42, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "東園" [Higashisono]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
5. "東園" [Higashisono]. seaside-station.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
6. 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. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. 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.
8. "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

Media related to Higashisono Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Higashisono Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)