is the

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in Kami-Motoyama-cho,

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. It is operated by

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and is on the

Nishi-Kyūshū Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Matsuura Railway, which connects Arita in Saga Prefecture with Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture. This is the westernmost railway line in Japan, with Tabira-Hiradoguchi Station b ...

Lines

Adjacent stations

Station layout

Nakazato Station has one ground level

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serving two tracks.

Environs

*National Route 204 *Hinokidai Danchi

History

*March 27, 1920 - Opens for business by Sasebo Railway as Nakazato Station. *October 1, 1936 - The Railroad Ministry nationalizes all of Sasebo Railway, this station becomes a station of the JGR Matsuura Line and renamed to . *April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by

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. *April 1, 1988 - This station is inherited by

and Renamed to present name.

References

Nagasaki statistical yearbook (Nagasaki prefectural office statistics section,Japanese)

External links

Matsuura Railway (Japanese)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1920 Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture Sasebo {{Nagasaki-railstation-stub