Shimabarakō Station (島原港駅, Shimabarakou-eki, しまばらこうえき) 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][3]

Shimabarakō Station 島原港駅
Station platform in April 2013
General information
Location	Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32°46′7.9″N 130°22′13.8″E
Owned by	n
Operated by	Shimabara Railway
Line(s)	■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance	43.2 km from Isahaya
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Disabled access	Wheelchair accessible with ramps
Other information
Website	Station page (in Japanese)
History
Opened	11 November 1960; 61 years ago (1960-11-11)
Location
Shimabarakō Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Shimabarakō Station Shimabarakō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

It is the southernmost station and terminus after the Southern Line branch was closed in April 2008 due to declining ridership and maintenance costs.[4][5]

Lines

• Shimabara Railway
  • Shimabara Railway Line

Trains on this line now terminate at this station and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 43.2 km from Isahaya. Local and express services stop at the station.[6][7]

Station layout

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

Adjacent stations

Gallery

• 
  Station entrance in August 2007
• 
  View of now-closed section of the line in 2010
• 
  View back towards the street in February 2017
• 
  Colourful Shimabara Railway railcar at the station February 2017
• 
  Outer platform in February 2017

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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

External links

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