Uminoura Station

Railway station in Ashikita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
32°19′41″N 130°29′19″E / 32.32797°N 130.48869°E / 32.32797; 130.48869[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)Hisatsu Orange RailwayDistance
  • 26.7 km from Yatsushiro
  • 3.1 km from Higo Tanoura[2]
Platforms1Tracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)HistoryOpened1 June 1959; 65 years ago (1959-06-01)Original companyJapanese National Railways

Uminoura Station (海浦駅, Uminoura-eki) is a train station in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Station layout

The station consists of a single platform at street level.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Higo Tanoura – Sashiki
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • Landscape surrounding station
    Landscape surrounding station
  • View from train approaching station
    View from train approaching station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Uminoura Eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "海浦駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "海浦(うみのうら)". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  4. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  • Media related to Uminoura Station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
  • Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide