Kobe Station (Nagasaki)

Kobe Station 古部駅
Kobe Station (Nagasaki)
General information
Location	Mizuho-chō, Kobe, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1216 Japan
Coordinates	32°51′23.62″N 130°12′49.23″E
Operated by	Shimabara Railway
Line(s)	■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance	19.6 km from Isahaya
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 October 1912 (1912-10-10)
Passengers
FY2018	25 daily
Services
Preceding station Shimabara Railway Following station Azuma towards Isahaya Shimabara Railway Line Taishō towards Shimabarakō
Location Kobe Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Kobe Station Kobe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kobe Station (古部駅, Kobe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.^[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 19.6 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.^[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with one side platform. It is an unattended station with no station building. There is a waiting room in the middle of the platform, with a level crossing (without barriers or alarms) south to the outside of the station. There are two bicycle parking lots on either side of the exit to the level crossing, and six sheds used for track maintenance. are located on the south side of the station and to the east of the bicycle parking lot. The north side of the station faces the Ariake Sea.^[1][2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line	for Isahaya
2	■ ■Shimabara Railway Line	for Shimabara and Shimabarakō

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  Platform

History

Kobe Station was opened on 10 October 1912.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 9,113 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 25 passengers.^[3]

Surrounding area

• National Route 251

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
2. "古部駅" [Kobe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

Media related to Kobe Station (Nagasaki) at Wikimedia Commons

• Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)