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Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)

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Operated by
  
JR Kyushu

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Nagasaki Main Line

Opened
  
1905

Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)

Location
  
Onoue-machi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki （長崎県長崎市尾上町） Japan

Similar
  
Urakami Station, Dejima, Isahaya Station, Mount Inasa, Sasebo Station

Nagasaki Station (長崎駅, Nagasaki-eki) is a railway station in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It forms the terminus of the Nagasaki Main Line.

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The station is connected by the Kamome limited express to Hakata and by the Seaside Liner rapid service to Sasebo. In front of the station is a tram stop of Nagasaki Electric Tramway.

The station opened on April 5, 1905 when the railway was extended from former Nagasaki Station to the present station. The former station opened in 1897 was renamed Urakami Station.

Lines

  • Nagasaki Main Line

    • Station layout

    The station has three platforms serving five tracks.

    History

  • April 5, 1905 - Opened by Kyushu Railway.
  • July 1, 1907 - Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese Government Railways.
  • October 12, 1909 - Japanese National Railways renames the line the Nagasaki Main Line (長崎本線).
  • August 9, 1945 - Damaged by the atomic bombing.
  • June 1969 - Elevated station is completed.
  • June 6, 1976 - The track between Tosu and Nagasaki becomes electrified.
  • April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu.

    • Surrounding area

  • Nagasaki Electric Tramway Nagasaki-Ekimae tram stop
  • Nagasaki Ken-ei Bus Terminal
  • JR Kyushu Nagasaki Railway Division Nagasaki transportation center
  • National Route 202
  • Amu Plaza Nagasaki
  • JR Kyushu Hotel Nagasaki
  • Hotel New Nagasaki
  • Nishi Kyushu Daiichi Hotel
  • Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan
  • NHK Nagasaki Broadcasting Station
  • Nagasaki Chūō Post Office

    • References

    Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki) Wikipedia
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