Station

Higo-Nagahama

肥後長浜

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Higo-Nagahama
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Timetable information

Weekday departures: 32/day · Sat & holiday departures: 32/day

First / last departure (weekday): 6:12 / 23:27

Busiest hour: 6:00–7:00 (3)


Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.

Adjacent stations

Location

History

Higo-Nagahama opened on 17 July 1931 as Higo-Nagahama Temporary Stop, a seasonal halt opened by Japanese Government Railways to serve beachgoers heading for Nagahama Beach. The temporary stop was promoted to a full station on 1 January 1939. Small-package baggage handling began on 10 January 1952, the station was contracted out from 1 April 1962, and the baggage service was abolished on 20 September 1973 when the station became unstaffed. At privatisation on 1 April 1987 the station passed to JR Kyushu. The Misumi Line stop is 11.4 km from the Uto starting point in the city of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture; the old station building has been removed and replaced by a small open-air shelter on the single side platform.

Notes

Higo-Nagahama began life as a beachgoer's seasonal halt — opened in July 1931 specifically for summer visitors to Nagahama Beach — and only became a year-round station eight years later in 1939.

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