Saga Station
Saga Station (佐賀駅, Saga-eki) is a railway station on the Nagasaki Main Line in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Trains from this station also serve the Sasebo and Karatsu Lines.
JH 08 Saga Station 佐賀駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north exit of Saga Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Saga, Saga Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°15′51″N 130°17′51″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 August 1891 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 12,341 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 9th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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  JH 08 Saga Station Location within Saga Prefecture  JH 08 Saga Station JH 08 Saga Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Layout
Saga Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building and concourse are below the platforms.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Nagasaki Main Line・Sasebo Line | for Hizen-Yamaguchi, Isahaya, and Haiki |
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| ■Karatsu Line | for Taku and Karatsu | |
| 2 | ■Limited express: Kamome | for Isahaya and Nagasaki |
| ■Limited express: Midori, Huis Ten Bosch | for Sasebo and Huis ten Bosch | |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line・Sasebo Line | for Hizen-Yamaguchi, Isahaya, and Haiki | |
| 3 | ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Kanzaki and Tosu |
| ■Karatsu Line | for Taku and Karatsu | |
| 4 | ■Limited Express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch | for Tosu and Hakata |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Kanzaki and Tosu |
History
The station was opened on 20 August 1891 by the private Kyushu Railway as the western terminus of a line from Tosu. It became a through station on 5 May 1895 when the track was extended west to Yamaguchi (today Hizen-Yamaguchi) and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen). 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 station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 25 May 1935, the station also became part of the Saga Line when the track from Yabekawa (today Setaka to Chikugo-Ōgawa was extended north to Saga. The Saga Line was closed on 28 March 1987. A few days later, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 12,341 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 9th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[3]
Surrounding area
- Saga Station Bus Center
See also
References
- 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. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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. pp. 712, 718. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "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. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
