Nishi-Karatsu Station

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JK  21  [Nishi-Karatsu Station

西唐津駅
Kyushu Railway Company
JR Kyushu
Line(s)JK Karatsu Line
Distance43.5 km from Kubota
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeJK21
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1898 (1898-12-01)
Previous namesMyōken (until 1905)
Passengers
FY2022381 daily
Rank247th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Terminus Karatsu Line Karatsu
towards Nishi-Karatsu
Chikuhi Line Karatsu
towards Meinohama
Location
Nishi-Karatsu Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Nishi-Karatsu Station
Nishi-Karatsu Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Nishi-Karatsu Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Karatsu Station
Nishi-Karatsu Station
Nishi-Karatsu Station (Japan)
Map

Nishi-Karatsu Station (西唐津駅, Nishi-Karatsu-eki) is a junction passenger

railway station located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1][2]

This station is the

terminus of the Karatsu Line, and is located 43.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kubota. It is also used by trains from the Chikuhi Line, which continue from the nominal terminus of the line at Karatsu using the tracks of the Karatsu Line for an additional 2.2 kilometers to terminate here.[3]

Layout

The station has only one ground-level side platform, but the premises are large and there are two side tracks without platforms and many sidings. The Karatsu Line is only electrified between Karatsu Station and this station. The station is unattended.[2][3][4]

History

On 1 December 1898, the Karatsu Kogyo Railway opened Myōken Station (妙見駅, Myōken-eki), with a line extending to

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the line which served the station was designated the Karatsu Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 381 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 247th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]>

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "西唐津駅" [Nishi-Karatsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^
    ISBN 9784062951647
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  4. ^ "相知駅" [Ōchi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  6. ISBN 4-533-02980-9
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  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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