Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station

Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station たびら平戸口駅
Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station in September 2009
General information
Location	Tabira-chō Yamanouchi-men, Hirado-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan
Operated by	Matsuura Railway
Line(s)	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened	6 August 1935
Previous names	Hiradoguchi (until 1989)
Passengers
FY2005	302 daily
Location Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station Location within Japan

Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station (たびら平戸口駅, Tabira-Hiradoguchi-eki) is the railway station in Tabira-chō Yamanouchi-men, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

This station is the westernmost railway station using traditional rail tracks in Japan.

Lines

• Matsuura Railway
  • Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Naka-Tabira		Nishi-Kyushu Line		Nishi-Tabira

Station layout

The station is ground level with 2 platforms and 3 tracks.

Tracks

1	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Matsuura・Imari
2	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Imari・Sasebo
3	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Saza・Sasebo

Surrounding area

• National Route 204
• Hirado City Office Tabira Branch
• Hirado Bridge
• Tabira post office
• Shinwa Bank Tabira Branch

History

• August 6, 1935 - Opens for business as Hiradoguchi Station.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
• April 1, 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway.
• March 11, 1989 - This Station is renamed Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station.

• 
  The platforms in October 2007
• 
  The station interior in October 2007
• 
  The monument marking the station as the furthest west in Japan

External links

• Matsuura Railway (Japanese)
• The introduction of Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station (Nagasaki Shimbun-sha, Japanese)