is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the old line or the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 3.5 km from the branch point at . Only local trains run on this branch.
Station layout The station consists of a side platform serving a single track within a cutting. There is no station building, only a rudimentary shelter on the platform which houses an automatic ticket vending machine as well as a SUGOCA card reader.
Adjacent stations
History Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Higashisono Signal Box on 1 October 1961 as an additional facility on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. It was upgraded to a passenger station on 1 October 1966. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between through to was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Higashisono which ran from Kikitsu through Nagayo to Urakami became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 26,713 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 73 passengers. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
Surrounding area Isahaya City Hall Tarami Branch Ōkusa Office
Ōmura Bay
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Higashisono Station (JR Kyushu)