Karatsu Station

The north exit of Karatsu Station

Karatsu Station (唐津駅, Karatsu-eki) is a railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Karatsu and Chikuhi lines. It is the main station of Karatsu City.

Lines

JR Kyushu
- Chikuhi Line
- Karatsu Line

Layout

It is an elevated station with two island platforms and four tracks.

Environs

Karatsu Castle
Maizuru Park
Hikiyama Exhibition Hall
Showa Bus Ōteguchi Bus Center
Saga Prefectural Karatsu Nishi High School

History

1898-12-01 – Opening

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
-		Chikuhi Line		Watada
Onizuka		Karatsu Line		Nishi-Karatsu

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,290 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 83rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[1]

References

^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

33°26′46″N 129°58′4″E / 33.44611°N 129.96778°E / 33.44611; 129.96778

[1] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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