Kyūragi Station

Kyūragi Station (厳木駅, Kyūragi-eki) is a railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Kyūragi Station 厳木駅
Kyūragi Station in 2009
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°19′24″N 130°03′37″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Karatsu Line
Distance	20.8 km from Kubota
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 June 1899
Passengers
2016	328 daily
Rank	298th
Location
Kyūragi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Karatsu Line and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kubota.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. Two sidings branch off the main tracks. The station building is of timber construction and is unstaffed, serving only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks. the sidings can be seen behind the footbridge to the left.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Karatsu Line
Taku		Local	Iwaya

History

On 1 December 1898, the Karatsu Kogyo Railway had opened a track from Miyoken (now Nishi-Karatsu) to Yamamoto. On 13 June 1899, the track was extended to Kyūragi which became the new eastern terminus. On 25 December 1899, Kyūragi became a through-station when the track was extended further east to Azamibaru (now Taku). On 23 February 1902, the company, now renamed the Karatsu Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. On 1 November 1903, the station was renamed Iwaya. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, 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.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 328 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 298th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Environs

• National Route 203
• Karatsu City Hall Kyūragi Branch
• Saga Prefectural Kyūragi High School
• Kyūragi Post office

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "厳木駅" [Kyūragi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 15, 81. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 223–4. ISBN 4533029809.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 719–720. ISBN 4533029809.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Kyūragi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)