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Tabaruzaka Station
Tabaruzaka Station (田原坂駅, Tabaruzaka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] LinesThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 180.2 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] LayoutThe station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks on a side hill cutting. A steep sloping ramp leads up to the station from the access road. The station building is a simple, functional, brick structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3] Platforms
HistoryJapanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Tabaruzaka signal box on 1 October 1943 on the existing track of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 1 October 1965, Japanese National Railways (JNR) upgraded the facility to full station. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4] Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5] Surrounding areaThe area around the station is surrounded by hills and covered with fields and orchards, but there are settlements scattered on the hills to the east, leading to the Ueki city area. About 800 m to the east, there is the Sanko Bus Shichimoto stop, which connects the Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal to Uekimachi. See alsoReferences
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