Hizen-Koga Station (肥前古賀駅, Hizen-Koga-eki) is a railway station in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
Hizen Koga Station 肥前古賀駅 | |
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Hizen-Koga Station in 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°47′54″N 129°57′06″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
| Distance | 112.3 km from Tosu |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade (sidehill cutting) |
| Disabled access | Yes - ramp to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 October 1972 (1972-10-02) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 423 daily |
| Rank | 262nd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
Hizen Koga Station Location within Japan | |
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 112.3 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3] Besides local trains on the line, some trains of the Rapid Seaside Liner service between Sasebo and Nagasaki also stop at the station.[4]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cutting. From the station entrance on the access road, a flight of steps and a ramp lead up to the platform. There is no station building. A small shed at the station entrance houses a ticket window which is, however, no longer staffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and a SUGOCA card reader is provided. Limited parking is available by the side of access road.[3][2][5]
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Ichinuno | Local | Utsutsugawa | ||
| JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
| Ichinuno | Seaside Liner (some trains) | Utsutsugawa | ||
On 2 October 1972, Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened a new, shorter, inland route for the Nagasaki Main Line between Kikitsu and Urakami, thus bypassing the longer coastal route via Nagayo. Hizen-Koga was opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations along this new route. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]
In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Hizen-Koga would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.[8]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 423 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 262nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Stations of the Nagasaki Main Line | |
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