Hizen-Kubo Station (肥前久保駅, Hizen-Kubo-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuhi Line of Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Hizen-Kubo Station 肥前久保駅 | |
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![]() Platform of Hizen-Kubo Station in 2008 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°21′21″N 130°00′02″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Chikuhi Line |
Distance | 5.1 km from Yamamoto |
Platforms | 1 side |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 March 1935 (1935-03-01) |
Previous names | Banzoīn (until 1 October 1937) |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 14 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Hizen-Kubo Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the western section of the Chikuhi Line and is 5.1 km from the starting point of this section at Yamamoto.[3]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shelter is provided on the platform. In addition, a waiting room named "Sakura-kan" (meaning Cherry Blossom Room) has been set up near the station entrance. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2][3]
← | Service | → | ||
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Chikuhi Line (western section) | ||||
Yamamoto | Local | Nishi-Ōchi |
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 Banzuīn (幡随院). The Kitakyushi Railway was nationalised on 1 October 1937 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station, renamed it Hizen-Kubo and designated the track which served it as part of the Chikuhi 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]
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 5,125 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 14 passengers.[6]
Stations of the JR Kyushu Chikuhi Line | |
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