Nagao Station (Saga) Explained

Nagao Station
Native Name:永尾駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Yamauchicho Oaza Inubashiri, Takeo-shi, Saga-ken 849-2301
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.1933°N 129.9803°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Sasebo Line
Distance:18.3 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No – platforms linked by footbridge
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:55 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nagao Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the Yamauchi neighborhood of the city of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 18.3 km from the starting point of the line at . Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a timber structure which is presently unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4]

Platforms

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 30 September 1942 as Nagao signal box on the existing track of the Sasebo Line. On 15 January 1949, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger services commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 19,957 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 55 passengers.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 永尾. Nagao. 24 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 24, 71.
  4. Web site: 永尾. Nagao. 24 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 佐賀県統計年鑑(平成28年版). Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition. 23 March 2018. Saga Prefectural Government website. 15 December 2017 . See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.