Nishi-Karatsu Station

Nishi-Karatsu Station 西唐津駅
Location
Prefecture	Saga (See other stations in Saga)
City	Karatsu
History
Year opened	1898
Former name	Myōken Station
Present name since	1905
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Karatsu Line

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

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.

External links

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

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