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Taira Station

Railway station in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

32°52′18.41″N 130°18′32.21″E / 32.8717806°N 130.3089472°E / 32.8717806; 130.3089472Operated by

Shimabara RailwayLine(s)■ Shimabara Railway LineDistance29.4 km from IsahayaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 May 1913 (1913-05-10)Previous namesTairamachi (to 2019)PassengersFY2018179 daily Services

Preceding station	Shimabara Railway			Following station
Kōjiro towards Isahaya		Shimabara Railway Line		Ariake-Yue towards Shimabarakō

Location
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Taira Station (多比良駅, Taira-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 29.4 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.^[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with two opposing staggered side platforms. The station building is located adjacent to the south side of the south platform, facing the waiting room located in the middle of the south platform. There are two level crossings connecting the two platforms, the front of the station building, the waiting room, the end of the north platform, and the center of the south platform. The two internal crossings do not have gates or alarms. The station building is a single-story building, and inside it are the station office and a waiting room for passengers. There are no automatic ticket vending machines with tickets being sold at the counter in the waiting room.^[1]^[2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line	for Isahaya
2	■ ■Shimabara Railway Line	for Shimabara and Shimabarakō

Platforms

History

Taira Station was opened on 10 May 1913 as Tairamachi Station (多比良町駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 October 2019.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 65,356 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 179 passengers.^[4]

Surrounding area

National Route 251
Unzen City Kunimi General Branch Office (former Kunimi Town Hall)
Unzen City Kunimi Town Cultural Center

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ ^a ^b "多比良駅" [Taira Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ Shimabara Railway (30 September 2019). "10月以降の鉄道・バスの各種変更について" [Changes in railway and bus from October] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
^ "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.