Nishi-Karatsu Station

Nishi-Karatsu Station (西唐津駅, Nishi-Karatsu-eki) is a railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Nishi-Karatsu Station

西唐津駅
LocationKaratsu, Saga
Japan
Operated byJR Kyushu
Line(s)Karatsu Line
History
Opened1898
Previous namesMyōken (until 1905)

This station is a terminal station of the Karatsu Line, including trains from the Chikuhi Line.

Layout

The station is ground level with a single side platform.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Karatsu Line
Karatsu Local Terminus
Chikuhi Line
Karatsu Local Terminus

Environs
  • JR Kyushu Karatsu Railway Division Karatsu transportation center
  • Nishi-Karatsu Post Office
  • Karatsu Police Station
  • Kyushu Electric Power Karatsu Thermal power station

History
  • December 1, 1898 - Station is established as Myōken Station (妙見駅, Myōken-eki).
  • October 11, 1905 - Renamed to present name.
  • August 1982 - The present station building is completed.
  • March 22, 1983 - Electrification of the track between Meinohama Station and Nishi-Karatsu Station is completed.
  • April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and JR Kyushu inherits this station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 502 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 246th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]

References
  1. "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.

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