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 Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Ueki towards Kagoshima		Kagoshima Main Line		Konoha towards Mojikō

Location
Tabaruzaka Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Show map of Kumamoto Prefecture Tabaruzaka Station Tabaruzaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[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]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Ōmuta and Tosu
2	■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kumamoto and Yatsushiro

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

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]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is surrounded by hills and covered with fields and orchards, but there are settlements scattered on the hills to the east, leading to the Ueki city area. About 800 m to the east, there is the Sanko Bus Shichimoto stop, which connects the Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Uekimachi.

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)