Igaya Station

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Igaya Station

伊賀屋駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Igaya Station in 2009
General information
Location1740 Wakamiya Hyōgomachi, Saga-shi, Saga-ken 849-0911
Japan
Coordinates33°17′24″N 130°20′13″E / 33.2901°N 130.3369°E / 33.2901; 130.3369
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance20.2 km from Tosu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1928 (1928-12-01)
Passengers
FY2011253 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Saga
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Kanzaki
towards Tosu
Location
Igaya Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Igaya Station
Igaya Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Igaya Station is located in Japan
Igaya Station
Igaya Station
Igaya Station (Japan)
Map

Igaya Station (伊賀屋駅, Igaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Hyōgo neighborhood of the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]

Lines

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]

Station layout

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]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Nagasaki
2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Tosu
  • View of the platforms and tracks.
    View of the platforms and tracks.

History

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was 253.

Surrounding area

  • Saga Vocational Ability Development Promotion Center
  • Igaya Tenman-gu

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "伊賀屋" [Igaya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 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. 16, 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. 712. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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