Nagasaki Station (Nagasaki)

Nagasaki Station 長崎駅
Station forecourt, December 2011
Location	Onoue-machi, Nagasaki, Nagasaki （長崎県長崎市尾上町） Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Nagasaki Main Line
History
Opened	1905

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.

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.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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-Ekimae tram stop

• 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

External links

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Coordinates: 32°45′10″N 129°52′14″E / 32.752832°N 129.8705°E / 32.752832; 129.8705