Uminoura Station

Uminoura Station (海浦駅, Uminoura-eki) is a train station in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Uminoura Station 海浦駅 うみのうら
Single station platform and track in 2008
Location	Ashikita District Kumamoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32.32797°N 130.48869°E[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	26.7 km from Yatsushiro 3.1 km from Higo Tanoura[2]
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	1 June 1959
Original company	Japanese National Railways

Station layout

The station consists of a single platform at street level.[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Higo Tanoura		–	Sashiki
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

• 
  Station sign
• 
  Landscape surrounding station
• 
  View from train approaching station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Uminoura Eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
2. "海浦駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "海浦(うみのうら)". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
4. "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
5. "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

• Media related to Uminoura Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide