is a
train station
A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track, and a station building providing suc ...
located in
Arita,
Saga Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefect ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.
It is on the
Nishi-Kyūshū Line which has been operated by the third-sector
Matsuura Railway since 1988.
Lines
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Matsuura Railway
**
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Trains on this branch terminate at either or . Travellers can transfer at for local trains to , then onto a local or rapid train to . It is 6.1 km from .
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...
with a bi-directional track.
Adjacent stations
See also
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List of railway stations in Japan
References
This article incorporates material from the
corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
External links
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Matsuura Railway
Navitime station timetable
Yahoo! Transit Japan
{{Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Stations of Matsuura Railway
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1960
Arita, Saga