Hizen-Ryūō Station

Hizen-Ryūō Station

肥前竜王駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hizen-Ryūō Station in 2006
General information
LocationSakata, Shiroishi-cho, Kishima-gun, Saga-ken 849-1204
Japan
Coordinates33°08′47″N 130°07′14″E / 33.1464°N 130.1206°E / 33.1464; 130.1206
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance49.4 km from Tosu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened9 March 1930 (1930-03-09)
Passengers
FY2016154 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Hizen-Kashima
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Hizen-Shiroishi
towards Tosu
Location
Hizen-Ryūō Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Hizen-Ryūō Station
Hizen-Ryūō Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Hizen-Ryūō Station is located in Japan
Hizen-Ryūō Station
Hizen-Ryūō Station
Hizen-Ryūō Station (Japan)
Map

Hizen-Ryūō Station (肥前竜王駅, Hizenryuuou-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Shiroishi, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 49.4 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A siding branches off track 1. The station building, a simple concrete structure, is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Tosu
2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Nagasaki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) built the station in the 1930s during the development of an alternative route for the Nagasaki Main Line along the coast of the Ariake Sea. In the first phase of construction, the track was extended south from Hizen-Yamaguchi with Hizen-Ryūō opening on 9 March 1930 as the southern terminus. It became a through station on 30 November 1930 when the track was extended to Hizen-Hama. 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]

Passenger statistics

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]

Surrounding area

The town proper of the former municipality of Ariake is to the northeast of the station.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "肥前竜王" [Hizen-Ryūō]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 65. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 714. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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