Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station (霊丘公園体育館駅, Reikūkōen-taiikukan-eki, れいきゅうこうえんたいいくかんえき) is a train station located in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Shimabara Railway Line which is operated by the third-sector Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station[note 1] 霊丘公園体育館駅
Station platform in August 2006
General information
Location	Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32°46′56.2″N 130°22′27.1″E
Operated by	Shimabara Railway
Line(s)	■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance	41.5 km from Isahaya
Platforms	One platform
Tracks	One track
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Station page (in Japanese)
History
Opened	12 November 1984; 37 years ago (1984-11-12)
Location
Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The line follows a scenic route around the Shimabara Peninsula, off the coast of the Ariake Sea. Japan National Route 251 also runs parallel.[3]

Lines

• Shimabara Railway
  • Shimabara Railway Line

Trains on this line terminate at Shimabarakō and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 41.5 km from Isahaya. Local and express services stop at the station.[4][5]

Trains to Kazusa were terminated on the 1st of April 2008 after the stretch of line from Shimabara closed.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level platform with a single bi-directional track.

Adjacent stations

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

• Media related to Reikyukoen Taiikukan Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Navitime station timetable (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Transit Japan (in Japanese)