is a

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Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 ''kara'' (China, or continental East Asia in general), and 津 ''tsu'' (port), signifies its historical importance as a ...

Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasa ...

, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). This station is a terminal station of the

Karatsu Line The is a regional railway line in Saga Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects in Saga City to in Karatsu City, both in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The line was originally constructed to carry co ...

, including trains from the Chikuhi Line.

Layout

The station is ground level with a single

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Adjacent stations

Environs

*JR Kyushu Karatsu Railway Division Karatsu transportation center *Nishi-Karatsu Post Office *Karatsu Police Station *

Kyushu Electric Power (, OSE: 9508, ) is a Japanese energy company that provides power to 7 prefectures (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima), and recently, to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture. Its shortened name of is sometimes used ...

Karatsu Thermal power station

History

*December 1, 1898 - Station is established as . *October 11, 1905 - Renamed to present name. *August 1982 - The present station building is completed. *March 22, 1983 - Electrification of the track between Meinohama Station and Nishi-Karatsu Station is completed. *April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and

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inherits this station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 502 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 246th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

References

External links

Nishi-Karatsu Station (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Saga Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 {{Saga-railstation-stub