Hidariishi Station

Hidariishi Station 左石駅
Location	Tabaru-chō, Sasebo, Nagasaki （佐世保市田原町） Japan
Operated by	Matsuura Railway
Line(s)	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened	1920
Previous names	Ōno (until 1929)
Traffic
Passengers (2006)	872 daily

Station Building and Platform for Imari

Hidariishi Station (左石駅 Hidariishi-eki) is a railway station in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is located on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Station layout

The station is ground level with 2 side platforms and 2 tracks.

Environs

• National Route 204
• Ōno waiting place (Saihi Motor)
• Sasebo City Office Ōno Branch
• Sasebo-Nishi High School
• Meganeiwa
• Sasebo Municipal Ōno Junior High School
• Sasebo-Kita Post Office
• Norito Shrine

History

• March 27, 1920 - Opens for business by Sasebo Keiben Railway (after Sasebo Railway) as Ōno Station (大野駅 Ōno-eki).
• April 20, 1929 - Report the rename to present name.
• October 1, 1936 - The Railroad Ministry nationalizes all railroads, this station becomes a station of the JGR Matsuura Line.
• July 9, 1967 - Yunoki Line (from this station to Yunoki Station) becomes the whole line interruption by a flood.
• September 1, 1967 - Yunoki Line is discontinued.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
• April 1, 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway.

Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Matsuura Railway
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Nonaka		Local	Senpukuji
Motoyama		Rapid Service	Senpukuji

References

• Nagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section) (Japanese)

External links

• Matsuura Railway (Japanese)

Coordinates: 33°12′32″N 129°43′20″E / 33.2090°N 129.7222°E