Nishi-Karatsu Station 西唐津駅
General information
Location	Karatsu, Saga Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Karatsu Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	No
History
Opened	1898; 126 years ago (1898)
Previous names	Myōken (until 1905)

Nishi-Karatsu Station (西唐津駅, Nishi-Karatsu-eki) is a railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

This station is a terminal station of the Karatsu Line, including trains from the Chikuhi Line.

Layout

The station is ground level with a single side platform.

Adjacent stations

Environs

• JR Kyushu Karatsu Railway Division Karatsu transportation center
• Nishi-Karatsu Post Office
• Karatsu Police Station
• Kyushu Electric Power Karatsu Thermal power station

History

• December 1, 1898 - Station is established as Myōken Station (妙見駅, Myōken-eki).
• October 11, 1905 - Renamed to present name.
• August 1982 - The present station building is completed.
• March 22, 1983 - Electrification of the track between Meinohama Station and Nishi-Karatsu Station is completed.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and JR Kyushu inherits this station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 502 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 246th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[1]