Kyūragi Station (厳木駅, Kyūragi-eki) is a passenger railway station operated by JR Kyushu located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Kyūragi Station 厳木駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kyūragi Station in 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kyuragimachi Kyuragi, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-3131 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°19′24″N 130°03′37″E / 33.3234°N 130.0604°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JK Karatsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.8 km from Kubota | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 2 sidings | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 June 1899 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2016 (among JR Kyushu stations) | 328 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe 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
editThe 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]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JK Karatsu Line | for Karatsu and Nishi-Karatsu |
| 2 | ■ JK Karatsu Line | for Saga |
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A view of the platforms and tracks. the sidings can be seen behind the footbridge to the left.
History
editOn 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
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 238 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 298th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 203
- Karatsu City Hall Kyūragi Branch
- Saga Prefectural Kyūragi High School
- Kyūragi Post office
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "厳木駅" [Kyūragi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 719–720. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2016年度）" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Kyūragi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kyūragi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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