JH  08  Saga Station 佐賀駅
The north exit of Saga Station
General information
Location	Saga, Saga Japan
Coordinates	33°15′51″N 130°17′51″E / 33.264128°N 130.297412°E / 33.264128; 130.297412
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nagasaki Main Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
History
Opened	20 August 1891 (1891-08-20)
Passengers
FY2016	12,341 daily
Rank	9th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Nabeshima towards Nagasaki Nagasaki Line Igaya JH  07  towards Tosu
Location
JH  08  Saga Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture JH  08  Saga Station JH  08  Saga Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Saga Station (佐賀駅, Saga-eki) is a railway station on the Nagasaki Main Line in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Trains from this station also serve the Sasebo and Karatsu Lines.

Layout

Saga Station is an elevated station with two island platforms serving four tracks. The station building and concourse are below the platforms.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 20 August 1891 by the private Kyushu Railway as the western terminus of a line from Tosu. It became a through station on 5 May 1895 when the track was extended west to Yamaguchi (today Hizen-Yamaguchi) and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen). When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 25 May 1935, the station also became part of the Saga Line when the track from Yabekawa (today Setaka to Chikugo-Ōgawa was extended north to Saga. The Saga Line was closed on 28 March 1987. A few days later, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 12,341 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 9th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Saga Station Bus Center