Kōhoku Station (Saga)

Hizen-Yamaguchi Station, South Exit

Hizen-Yamaguchi Station (肥前山口駅, Hizenyamaguchi-eki) is a railway station in Kōhoku, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture. It is operated by JR Kyushu. It is an important junction between the Nagasaki Main Line and the Sasebo Line. An average of 2,500 people use this station every day.

Lines

• JR Kyushu
  • Nagasaki Main Line
  • Sasebo Line

Station layout

It is an above ground station with 3 platforms and 5 tracks. Two platforms are islands, and one is a side platform.

Tracks

1	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya / To Saga・Tosu
	■Sasebo Line	To Takeo Onsen・Haiki
2	■Limited Express: Kamome, Midori, Huis ten Bosch	To Saga・Hakata
	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Saga・Tosu
3	■Limited Express: Kamome	To: Isahaya ・Nagasaki
	■Limited Express: Midori, Huis ten Bosch	To Sasebo・Huis ten Bosch
	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya / To Saga・Tosu
	■Sasebo Line	To Takeo Onsen・Haiki
4	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya
	■Sasebo Line	To Takeo Onsen・Haiki
5	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Hizen-Kashima・Isahaya / To Saga・Tosu
	■Sasebo Line	To Takeo Onsen・Haiki

Surroundings

North

• Kōhoku City Hall
• Yamaguchi Post Office
• Substitute Kannon
• Tōshō-ji

South

• Kōhoku Jusco
• Kōhoku Kindergarten
• Kōhoku Elementary School
• Kōhoku Junior High School
• National Route 34

History

• May 5, 1896 - Opening
• 2005 - Introduction of automatic announcements

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Ushizu		Nagasaki Main Line		Hizen-Shiroishi
-		Sasebo Line		Ōmachi