Hizen-Koga Station
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Hizen Koga Station 肥前古賀駅 | |||||
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 Hizen-Koga Station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′54″N 129°57′06″E / 32.79833°N 129.95167°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 112.3 km from Tosu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade (sidehill cutting) | ||||
| Accessible | Yes - ramp to platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 October 1972 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 423 daily | ||||
| Rank | 262nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Hizen-Koga Station (肥前古賀駅, Hizen-Koga-eki) is a railway station in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
Station layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cutting. From the station entrance on the access road, a flight of steps and a ramp lead up to the platform. There is no station building. A small shed at the station entrance houses a ticket window which is, however, no longer staffed. An automatic ticket vending machine and a SUGOCA card reader is provided. Limited parking is available by the side of access road.[3][2][5]
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Main Line | ||||
| Ichinuno | Local | Utsutsugawa | ||
| JR Kyushu Rapid | ||||
| Ichinuno | Seaside Liner (some trains) | Utsutsugawa | ||
History
On 2 October 1972, Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened a new, shorter, inland route for the Nagasaki Main Line between Kikitsu and Urakami, thus bypassing the longer coastal route via Nagayo. Hizen-Koga was opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations along this new route. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[6][7]
In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Hizen-Koga would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.[8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 423 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 262nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
