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Higashisono Station

東園駅
Higashisono Station; 東園駅
	Higashisono Station in 2008
General information
Location	Taramicho Higashizono, Isahaya-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-0411; Japan
Coordinates	32°50′47″N 129°57′38″E / 32.84639°N 129.96056°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	3.5 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade (cutting)
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 October 1961
Previous names	Higashisono Signal Box (until 1 October 1966)
Passengers
FY2014	73 daily
Location
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Higashisono Station (東園駅, Higashisono-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 3.5 km from the branch point at Kikitsu.^[3] Only local trains run on this branch.^[4]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track within a cutting. There is no station building, only a rudimentary shelter on the platform which houses an automatic ticket vending machine as well as a SUGOCA card reader.^[3]^[2]^[5]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nagasaki Main Line (old line)
Kikitsu		Local	Ōkusa

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Higashisono Signal Box on 1 October 1961 as an additional facility on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. It was upgraded to a passenger station on 1 October 1966. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between Kikitsu through Ichinuno to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Higashisono which ran from Kikitsu through Nagayo to Urakami became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 26,713 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 73 passengers.^[8]

Surrounding area

Isahaya City Hall Tarami Branch Ōkusa Office
National Route 207
Ōmura Bay

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "東園駅" [Higashisono]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b 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. 42, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "東園" [Higashisono]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "東園" [Higashisono]. seaside-station.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 717. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

Media related to Higashisono Station at Wikimedia Commons

Higashisono Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

[stationmap-1] "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[hacchi-2] "東園駅" [Higashisono]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[kawashima-3] 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. 42, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.

[JR-4] "東園" [Higashisono]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[5] "東園" [Higashisono]. seaside-station.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

[6] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo-7] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 717. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[prefstats-8] "第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

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+{{Infobox station
-{{nihongo|'''Higashisono Station'''|東園駅|Higashisono-eki}} is the [[train station|railway station]] in [[Isahaya, Nagasaki|Isahaya]], [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. It is operated by [[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]] and is on the [[Nagasaki Main Line]].
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+| closed      =
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+{{nihongo|'''Higashisono Station'''|東園駅|Higashisono-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Isahaya, Nagasaki|Isahaya]], [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], Japan. It is operated by [[JR Kyushu]].<ref name=stationmap>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=hacchi/>
-==Station layout==
+==Lines==
+The station is served by the old line or the {{STN|Nagayo|x}} branch of the [[Nagasaki Main Line]] and is located 3.5&nbsp;km from the branch point at {{STN|Kikitsu|x}}.<ref name=kawashima/> Only local trains run on this branch.<ref name=JR>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191788_1601.html|title=東園|trans-title=Higashisono|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=JR Kyushu official station website}}</ref>
-The station is ground level with a single side platform and wooden building.
+== Station layout ==
-==Environs==
+The station consists of a [[side platform]] serving a single track within a cutting. There is no station building, only a rudimentary shelter on the platform which houses an automatic ticket vending machine as well as a [[SUGOCA]] card reader.<ref name=kawashima>{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=42, 69}}</ref><ref name=hacchi>{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/nagasaki/station/0410_higashisono.htm|title=東園駅|trans-title=Higashisono|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://seaside-station.com/station/higashisono/|title=東園|trans-title=Higashisono|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=seaside-station.com}}</ref>
-*Isahaya City Hall Ōkusa Branch
-*[[Japan National Route 207|Route 207]]
-*Omura Bay
-==Usage==
-The daily average number of people who use this station is 96 (2006 estimate).
-==History==
-*October 1, 1966 - Station opens for business.
-*April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by [[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]].
 ==Adjacent stations==
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-{{j-rserv|previous={{ja-stalink|Kikitsu}}|next={{ja-stalink|Ōkusa}}|service=Local}}
+{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Kikitsu|x}}|next={{STN|Ōkusa|x}}|service=Local}}
 {{end box}}
+==History==
+[[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) opened Higashisono Signal Box on 1 October 1961 as an additional facility on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. It was upgraded to a passenger station on 1 October 1966. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between {{STN|Kikitsu|x}} through {{STN|Ichinuno|x}} to {{STN|Urakami|x}} was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Higashisono which ran from Kikitsu through Nagayo to Urakami became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.<ref>{{Teishajo|I|222-3}}</ref><ref name=teishajo>{{Teishajo|II|717}}</ref>
+==Passenger statistics==
+In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 26,713 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 73 passengers.<ref name=prefstats>{{cite web|url=https://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/bunrui/kenseijoho/toukeijoho/kankoubutsu/nenkan/285599.html#unyu|title=第63版（平成28年）長崎県統計年鑑|trans-title=Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=Nagasaki Prefectural Government website}} See table at section under Transportation and Communications.</ref>
+==Surrounding area==
+*Isahaya City Hall Tarami Branch Ōkusa Office
+*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|207}}
+*[[Ōmura Bay]]
+==See also==
+* [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+{{commons category-inline}}
+*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191788_1601.html Higashisono Station (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}
 {{Nagasaki Main Line}}
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 [[Category:Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture]]
 [[Category:Nagasaki Main Line]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1966]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1966]]
+[[Category:Isahaya, Nagasaki]]
-[[ja:東園駅]]

v t e Stations of the Nagasaki Main Line
(new line)	Tosu Shin-Tosu Hizen-Fumoto Nakabaru Yoshinogari-Kōen Kanzaki Igaya Saga Nabeshima Balloon Saga Kubota Ushizu Kōhoku Hizen-Shiroishi Hizen-Ryūō Hizen-Kashima Hizen-Hama Hizen-Nanaura Hizen-Iida Tara Hizen-Ōura Konagai Nagasato Yue Oe Hizen-Nagata Higashi-Isahaya Isahaya Nishi-Isahaya Kikitsu Ichinuno Hizen-Koga Utsutsugawa Urakami Nagasaki
(old line)	Kikitsu Higashisono Ōkusa Honkawachi Nagayo Kōda Michinoo Nishi-Urakami Urakami