Hizen-Kubo Station
Railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan
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Hizen-Kubo Station (肥前久保駅, Hizen-Kubo-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Chikuhi Line of Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu), located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
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JR KyushuHizen-Kubo Station 肥前久保駅  | |||||||
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Platform of Hizen-Kubo Station in 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Ochicho Kubo, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-3232 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°21′21″N 130°00′02″E | ||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||
| Line | ■ Chikuhi Line | ||||||
| Distance | 5.1 km from Yamamoto | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Cycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1935 | ||||||
| Previous names | Banzoīn (until 1 October 1937) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2015 | 14 daily | ||||||
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Lines
The station is served by the western section of the Chikuhi Line and is 5.1 km from the starting point of this section at Yamamoto.[3]
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. There is no station building but a shelter is provided on the platform. In addition, a waiting room named "Sakura-kan" (meaning Cherry Blossom Room) has been set up near the station entrance. A bike shed is provided nearby.[2][3]
The waiting room "Sakura-kan".
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Chikuhi Line (western section) | ||||
| Yamamoto | Local | Nishi-Ōchi | ||
History
The private Kitakyushu Railway, which had a track between Hakata and Higashi-Karatsu by 1926 and had expanded southwards to Yamamoto by 1929. In a later phase of expansion, the track was extended west from Yamamoto to Imari, which opened as the western terminus on 1 March 1935. This station was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track under the name Banzuīn (幡随院). The Kitakyushi Railway was nationalised on 1 October 1937 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station, renamed it Hizen-Kubo and designated the track which served it as part of the Chikuhi 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 2015, there were a total of 5,125 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 14 passengers.[6]
