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Saza Station (佐々駅, Saza-eki) is the railway station in Hontabaru-men, Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Saza Station 佐々駅
General information
Location	Saza, Kitamatsuura, Nagasaki Japan
Operated by	Matsuura Railway
Line(s)	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened	1931
Previous names	Sasa (until 1936)
Passengers
2005	656 daily

Lines

• Matsuura Railway
  • Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Matsuura Railway
Seihō-Koukou-Mae		Nishi-Kyūshū Line		Koura

Station layout

The station is ground level with two platforms and three tracks.

Tracks

1	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Sasebo
2	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Tabira-Hiradoguchi・Matsuura・Imari
3	■Nishi-Kyūshū Line	To Sasebo

Environs

This station stands near the central area of Saza Town.

• National Route 204
• Saza Bus Center
• Saza Town Office
• JP Saza Post Office
• Shinwa Bank Saza Branch

History

On 27 December 1931, the station opened as Sasa Station for business as the Sasebo Railway built a branch from Yotsuyubi (later renamed Yotsuibi) on the existing line connecting the city of Sasebo and Usunoura.[1]

On 24 October 1933, a new line was opened from Sasa to Sechibaru. This opening was actually a transfer of an existing private mining railway to the railway company.[1]

On 1 October 1936, the Sasebo Railway was nationalized. Simultaneously, the station name was changed from Sasa to Saza, without changing the kanji script.[1]

On 1 March 1945, the railway route was changed so that Saza became a junction of the Matsuura Line and the Usunoura Line. The operation of the Usunoura Line (Saza–Usunoura) was discontinued on 26 December 1971.[1]

On 1 April 1987, the Japanese National Railways was privatized and this station was inherited by JR Kyushu. On 1 April 1988, this station was inherited by Matsuura Railway.[1]

References

External links

• Matsuura Railway (Japanese)

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