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Urakami Station (浦上駅, Urakami-eki^?) is a train station in the Kawaguchi-chō neighborhood of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the junction between the old and new lines of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the exception of the sleeper train Akatsuki, all trains stop here. It is also a stop for the Nagasaki Electric Tramway.

1 Layout
- 1.1 Station building
- 1.2 Platform
2 Environs
3 Bus Routes
4 History
5 Adjacent Stations

[edit] Layout

[edit] Station building

Urakami Station has a simple, one-story station building. It was built after the previous station building was destroyed in the the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Inside the station is a bakery and an Ampm convenience store.
There is an automatic ticket machine, but no turnstile.

[edit] Platform

Urakami Station is an above-ground station with two side platforms facing each other, servicing two tracks. A pedestrian overpass connects the two platforms.

Tracks
1	■Limited express: Kamome	To Nagasaki
	■Express: Seaside Liner
	■Nagasaki Main Line
2	■Limited express: Kamome	To Isahaya・Saga・Hakata
	■ Express: Seaside Liner	To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis ten Bosch・Sasebo
	■Nagasaki Main Line（via Ichinuno）	To Isahaya・Yue・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Tosu
	■Nagasaki Main Line（via Nagoyo）・Ōmura Line	To Isahaya・Ōmura・Huis ten Bosch・Sasebo

[edit] Environs

Connected to Urakami Station is the Urakami Station stop on the Nagasaki Electric Tramway. Near the station are hospitals, condominiums, concert halls, broadcast stations, and schools. Many of the people who use Urakami Station are commuting to work or school.

[edit] Bus Routes

Nishitetsu Bus Saga
- To Tosu city proper, Kurume Station (Nishitetsu), Kiyama, Metabara, Kanzaki
- To Ogōri Station (Nishitetsu)
- To Tosu Premium Outlets

[edit] History

December 11, 1889 - Kyushu Railway opens track between Hakata Station and Chitose Station. Tosu Station is one of the first train stations in Kyūshū.
August 20, 1891 - Track from Tosu Station to Saga Station opens.
July 1, 1907 - Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese National Railways.
August 11, 1945 - A large-scale air raid destroys the station, though the bookstore is saved.
April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu and JR Freight.
March 18, 2006 - JR Freight discontinues use of the station. Tosu Freight Terminal Station opens.