is a passenger railway station in the town of Agukita, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway
Lines The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 23.6 km from the starting point of the line at .
Station layout The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. TIn addition, a freight platform remains and is currently used as a storage track for track maintenance vehicles. The reinforced concrete station building is unattended.
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Gallery
Adjacent stations
History Higo Tanoura Station was opened on 4 April 1925 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 85 passengers.National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.
Surrounding area Tokai Carbon Tanoura Factory Tanoura Port
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site