Nishi-Urakami Station
Lines. The station is served by the old line or the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 20.6 km from the branch point at . Only local trains run on this branch. Station layout. The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building. A small shed on the platform houses a ticket window which is, however, now unstaffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and a weather shelter are provided. History. Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station as a temporary stop on 9 March 1987. With  the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the facility and upgraded it to a full passenger station. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 201st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.