Nishi-Urakami Station 西浦上駅 | |||||
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 Nishi-Urakami Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′26″N129°51′32″E / 32.79056°N 129.85889°E /32.79056; 129.85889 | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line | ■Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 20.6 km fromKikitsu (starting point of branch) | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Accessible | Yes – no steps to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 9 March 1987 (1987-03-09) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 728 daily | ||||
| Rank | 201st (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Nishi-Urakami Station (西浦上駅,Nishi-Urakami-eki) is arailway station inNagasaki,Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated byJR Kyushu and is on theNagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
The station is served by the old line or theNagayo branch of theNagasaki Main Line and is located 20.6 km from the branch point atKikitsu.[3] Only local trains run on this branch.[4]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building. A small shed on the platform houses a ticket window which is, however, now unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and a weather shelter are provided.[3][2]
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nagasaki Main Line (old line) | ||||
| Michinoo | Local | Urakami | ||
Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a temporary stop on 9 March 1987. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the facility and upgraded it to a full passenger station.[5]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 201st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
