Nishi-Isahaya Station

Railway station in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

32°50′22″N 130°01′17″E / 32.8395°N 130.0214°E / 32.8395; 130.0214Operated by

JR KyushuLine(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line Distance103.2 km from TosuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeEmbankmentOther informationStatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened14 March 1985 (1985-03-14)PassengersFY2020897 dailyRank147th (among JR Kyushu stations) Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Kikitsu towards Nagasaki		Nagasaki Line Local		Isahaya towards Tosu
Kikitsu towards Nagasaki		Nagasaki Line Seaside Liner		Isahaya towards Tosu

Location
Nishi-Isahaya Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Nishi-Isahaya Station Nishi-Isahaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishi-Isahaya Station (西諫早駅, Nishi-Isahaya-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 Nagasaki Main Line and is located 103.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.^[3] Besides the local services on the line, some trains of the JR Kyushu Rapid Seaside Liner service between Sasebo and Nagasaki also stop at the station.^[4]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on an embankment. The station building is at street level and is modern concrete structure with stained glass decorations on the gabled ends. It houses a waiting area and a ticket window. After the ticket gates, an underpass and steps give access to both platforms.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.^[6]^[7]

Platforms

1	■ JH Nagasaki Main Line	for Isahaya, Saga and Tosu
2	■ JH Nagasaki Main Line	for Nagasaki

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 14 March 1985 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[8]^[9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 897 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 147th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[10]

Surrounding area

Nagasaki Nihon University Junior and Senior High School
Isahaya City Nishi-Isahaya Junior High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "西諫早" [Nishi-Isahaya]. 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. 38, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "西諫早" [Nishi-Isahaya]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "長崎本線・西諫早駅に行ってきました" [I went to Nishi-Isahaya Station Nagasaki Main Line]. Ameblo.jp. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "西諫早駅" [Nishi-Isahaya Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 16 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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. 715. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.