Hizen-Oura Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
in Tara
, Saga Prefecture
, Japan
. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Tara
Tara, Saga
is a town and peninsula located in Fujitsu District, Saga, Japan.-Geography:Tara is bordered by Isahaya, Ōmura, Kashima and the Ariake Sea. On a clear day, it is possible to see the mountains across the sea. Tara includes Mount Tara and Mount Kyoga, which are two of the highest mountains in...
, Saga Prefecture
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.
History
- 1934-12-01 - Opening by the Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
- 1976-06-06 - The track from TosuTosu Stationis a train station in Tosu city, Saga prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the point where the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line intersect...
to NagasakiNagasaki Station (Nagasaki)is a railway station in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company . It forms the terminus of the Nagasaki Main Line....
is electrified - 1987-04-01 - Railways privatize and Hizen-Ōura Station is inherited by JR Kyushu