Kanzaki Station
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Kanzaki Station (神埼駅 Kanzaki-eki?) is a train station in Kanzaki Town, Kanzaki City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.
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[edit] Layout
It is an above ground station with two side platforms and three tracks. The station itself is in a bridge which is meant to resemble a Yayoi period raised-floor style storehouse. It does not have a MARS terminal, but it does have a POS system from which tickets may be sold.
[edit] Environs
- Kanzaki City Hall
- Saga Prefectural Kanzaki High School
- National Route 34
- Kanzaki Junior High School
- Yoshinogari Ruins
- Kanzaki Onsen
[edit] History
- August 20, 1891 - Opening as Kanzaki Station under the jurisdiction of Kyushu Railroad
- July 1, 1907 - Kyushu Railroad nationalizes and the station falls under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Ministry
- May 1, 1945 - Station is renamed Hizen-Kanzaki Station
- April 10, 1956 - Renamed again, back to Kanzaki Station, this time with slightly different kanji
- June 6, 1976 - Track from Tosu to Hizen-Koga to Nagasaki is electrified
- April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu and JR Freight
- May 22, 1997 - Usage as a freight station is discontinued
[edit] Adjacent Stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshinogari-kōen | Nagasaki Main Line | Igaya |
Tosu - Hizen-Fumoto - Nakabara - Yoshinogari-kōen - Kanzaki - Igaya - Saga - Nabeshima - (seasonal) Balloon Saga - Kubota - Ushizu - Hizen-Yamaguchi - Hizen-Shiroishi - Hizen-Ryūō - Hizen-Kashima - Hizen-Hama - Hizen-Nanaura - Hizen-Iida - Tara - (Sato Signal Box) - Hizen-Ōura - (Doizaki Signal Box) - Konagai - Nagasato - Yue - Oe - Hizen-Nagata - Higashi-Isahaya - Isahaya - Nishi-Isahaya - Kikitsu - Ichinuno - Hizen-Koga - Utsutsugawa - (Hizen-Mikawa Signal Box) - Urakami - Nagasaki
(old line)
Kikitsu - Higashi Sono - Ōkusa - Honkawachi - Nagoyo - Kōda - Michinō - Nishi-Urakami - Urakami
