Igaya Station (伊賀屋駅, Igaya-eki) is a railway station in Hyōgo Town, Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
JH 07 Igaya Station 伊賀屋駅 | |
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![]() Igaya Station in 2009 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°17′24″N 130°20′13″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
Distance | 20.2 km from Tosu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 December 1928 (1928-12-01) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() JH 07 Igaya Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 20.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of simple concrete construction, serves as a waiting room and houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]
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JH 06 Kanzaki | Local | JH 08 Saga |
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 December 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main 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 2016, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was above 100 and below 323. The station did not rank among the top 300 busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
Stations of the Nagasaki Main Line | |
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