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Meotoishi Station

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Meotoishi Station

夫婦石駅
Station with new walkway in March 2012
General information
LocationArita, Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates33°14′13.88″N 129°51′2.39″E / 33.2371889°N 129.8506639°E / 33.2371889; 129.8506639
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Distance7.9 km from Arita Station
Platforms1 (active)
Tracks1 (active)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened7 August 1898; 126 years ago (1898-08-07)
Original companyImari Railway
Location
Meotoishi Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Meotoishi Station
Meotoishi Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Meotoishi Station is located in Japan
Meotoishi Station
Meotoishi Station
Meotoishi Station (Japan)

Meotoishi Station (夫婦石駅, Meotoishi-eki) is a train station located in Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line[3] which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988.[4]

Lines

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Trains on this branch terminate at either Arita or Imari. Travellers can transfer at Imari for local trains to Saza, then onto a local or rapid train to Sasebo. It is 7.9 km from Arita.[5]

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track and passing track. The former second platform is now a fenced-off pedestrian walkway.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Yamadani Local Kanatake

See also

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References

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This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. ^ "国土数値情報 鉄道データの詳細" [National Land Numerical Information Railway Data Details] (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "Node: Meotoishi (270856548)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "夫婦石|駅探" [Meotoishi Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese).
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "夫婦石時刻表" [Meotoishi Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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