Sari Station (Karatsu) should not be confused with Sari station (Ansan).
| Sari Station | |
| Native Name: | 佐里駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | Ochicho Sari, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-3233 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.3378°N 129.9786°W |
| Operator: | JR Kyushu |
| Line: | Chikuhi Line |
| Distance: | 8.2 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Structure: | Low embankment |
| Bicycle: | Bike shed |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Closed: | 10 August 1941, reopened 1 June 1946 |
| Passengers: | 9 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2015 |
| Map Type: | Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Sari Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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]
The station is served by the western section of the Chikuhi Line and is 8.2 km from the starting point of this section at .
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track on a low embankment. There is no station building but a shelter is provided on the platform. In addition, the municipal authorities have set up a waiting room named "Aki Sakura-kan" (meaning Autumn Cherry Blossom Room) near the station entrance. This is a simple wooden structure of Japanese design, similar to one that was built two stops up the line at . A bike shed is provided nearby.[2] [3] [4]
The private Kitakyushu Railway, which had a track between and by 1926 and had expanded southwards to by 1929. In a later phase of expansion, the track was extended west from Yamamoto to, 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 . In 1936, the station name was changed to . The Kitakyushi Railway was nationalised on 1 October 1937 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) assumed control of the station, changed the name again to Sari and designated the track which served it as part of the Chikuhi Line. The station was closed on 10 August 1941 and reopened on 1 June 1946. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.
In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 3,342 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 9 passengers.[5]