Nakazato Station

Nakazato Station 中里駅
General information
Location	Kami-Motoyama-cho, Sasebo, Nagasaki （佐世保市上本山町） Japan
Operated by	Matsuura Railway
Line(s)	Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened	1920
Previous names	Nakazato Station Hizen-Nakazato (until 1988)
Passengers
2006	167 daily

Nakazato Station (中里駅, Nakazato-eki) 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

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Motoyama		Local	Kaize
(Passed)		Rapid Service	(Passed)

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 Hizen-Nakazato Station (肥前中里駅, Hizen-Nakazato-eki).
• 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°12′30″N 129°41′17″E