Tabaruzaka Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

32°53′59″N 130°39′12″E / 32.8996°N 130.6532°E / 32.8996; 130.6532Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,Distance180.2 km from MojikōPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeSide hill cuttingAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridge, steep slope to stationOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 October 1943 (1943-10-01)PassengersFY201424 daily Location

Tabaruzaka Station

Location within Japan

Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Japan.^[1]^[2]

Lines

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]

Layout

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]

A view of the platforms and tracks.
View from the station looking down onto the access road.

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Kagoshima Main Line
Konoha	Local	Ueki
Konoha	Rapid	Ueki

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[5]

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "田原坂" [Tabaruzaka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 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6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ 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. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "熊本地域公共交通網形成計画" [Kumamoto area public transport network plan]. Kumamoto City official website. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018. See Chapter 4: 公共交通の現状等 (Present situation of public transport)