Nakazato Station Explained

Nakazato Station
Native Name:	中里駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Kami-Motoyama-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Matsuura Railway
Line:	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Opened:	1920
Former:	Nakazato Station Hizen-Nakazato (until 1988)
Passengers:	167 daily
Pass Year:	2006

is the railway station in Kami-Motoyama-cho, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Lines

• Matsuura Railway
  • Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Station layout

Nakazato Station has one ground level island platform 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 JR Kyushu.
• April 1, 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway and Renamed to present name.

References

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

External links

• Matsuura Railway (Japanese)

33.2083°N 129.6881°W