Reikyūkōen-Taiikukan Station

Railway station in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

32°46′56.2″N 130°22′27.1″E / 32.782278°N 130.374194°E / 32.782278; 130.374194Operated by

Shimabara RailwayLine(s)■ Shimabara Railway LineDistance41.5km from IsahayaPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened13 November 1984 (1984-11-13)Previous namesShimatetsu Honshamae (to 2019)PassengersFY201844 daily Services

Preceding station	Shimabara Railway			Following station
Shimabara towards Isahaya		Shimabara Railway Line		Shimabara-Funatsu towards Shimabarakō

Location
Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station (霊丘公園体育館駅, Reikūkōen-taiikukan-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Shimabara, 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 41.5 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.^[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with oneside platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is located on the platform, and the station is unattended.^[1]^[2]

History

Reikūkōen-Taiikukan Station was opened on 12 November 1984 as Shimatetsu Honshamae Station (島鉄本社前駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 1 October 2019.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 16,054 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 44 passengers.^[4]

Surrounding area

Shimabara Tax Office
Shimabara City Arima Martial Arts Hall
Shimabara City Reikyu Park Gymnasium

Notes

^ Platform signage displays the romanised spelling of this station as Reikūkōentaiikukan, though Reikūkōen-Taiikukan is also common usage.

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 "霊丘公園体育館駅" [Reikūkōen-Taiikukan 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.