Sari Station (Karatsu)
Sari Station (佐里駅, Sari-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuhi Line of Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Sari Station 佐里駅 | |
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 Waiting room at Sari Station in 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°20′16″N 129°58′43″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Chikuhi Line |
| Distance | 8.2 km from Yamamoto |
| Platforms | 1 side |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Low embankment |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 March 1935 |
| Closed | 10 August 1941, reopened 1 June 1946 |
| Previous names |
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| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 9 daily |
| Location | |
  Sari Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the western section of the Chikuhi Line and is 8.2 km from the starting point of this section at Yamamoto.[3]
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track on a low embankment. There is no station building but a shelter is provided on the platform. In addition, the municipal authorities have set up a waiting room named "Aki Sakura-kan" (meaning Autumn Cherry Blossom Room) near the station entrance. This is a simple wooden structure of Japanese design, similar to one that was built two stops up the line at Hizen-Kubo. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2][3][4]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikuhi Line (western section) | ||||
| Nishi-Ōchi | Local | Komanaki | ||
History
The private Kitakyushu Railway, which had a track between Hakata and Higashi-Karatsu by 1926 and had expanded southwards to Yamamoto by 1929. In a later phase of expansion, the track was extended west from Yamamoto to Imari, which opened as the western terminus on 1 March 1935. This station was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track under the name Sari Onsen (佐里温泉). In 1936, the station name was changed to Matsuura Onsen (松浦温泉). The Kitakyushi Railway was nationalised on 1 October 1937 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station, changed the name again to Sari and designated the track which served it as part of the Chikuhi Line. The station was closed on 10 August 1941 and reopened on 1 June 1946. 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]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 3,342 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 9 passengers.[7]
Environs
- Karatsu City Sari Elementary School
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "佐里" [Sari]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- 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. 14, 82. ISBN 9784062951647.
- "佐里" [Sari]. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
- 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. 224–5. 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. p. 726. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "佐賀県統計年鑑（平成28年版）" [Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition]. Saga Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 23 March 2018. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.
