Nishi-Karatsu Station

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]

JK  21  [Nishi-Karatsu Station 西唐津駅
Nishi-Karatsu Station in 2019
General information
Location	2-chōme-1 Futago, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 847-0861 Japan
Coordinates	33°27′42.44″N 129°57′26.05″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JK Karatsu Line
Distance	43.5 km from Kubota
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	No
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JK21
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 1, 1898 (1898-12-01)
Previous names	Myōken (until 1905)
Passengers
FY2022	381 daily
Rank	247th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Terminus Karatsu Line Karatsu towards Nishi-Karatsu Chikuhi Line Karatsu towards Meinohama
Location Nishi-Karatsu Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture Nishi-Karatsu Station Nishi-Karatsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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 Yamamoto. On 13 June 1899, the track was extended to Kyūragi. On 23 February 1902, the company, now renamed the Karatsu Railway, merged with the Kyushu Railway. The station was renamed to its present name on 11 October 1911. 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.^[5][6]

Surrounding area

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

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "西唐津駅" [Nishi-Karatsu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 10 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. "相知駅" [Ōchi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 10 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 223–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
6. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 720. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Nishi-Karatsu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Nishi-Karatsu Station (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)