Tabaruzaka Station
田原坂駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 32°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, | ||||
Distance | 180.2 km from Mojikō | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Side hill cutting | ||||
Accessible | No - platform accessed by footbridge, steep slope to station | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 October 1943 (1943-10-01) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2014 | 24 daily | ||||
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Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR KyushuinKita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]
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]
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]
← | Service | → | ||
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Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
Konoha | Local | Ueki | ||
Konoha | Rapid | Ueki |
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]
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
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