Igaya Station

Igaya Station (伊賀屋駅, Igaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Hyōgo neighborhood of the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.^[1][2]

JH  07  Igaya Station 伊賀屋駅
Igaya Station in 2009
General information
Location	1740 Wakamiya Hyōgomachi, Saga-shi, Saga-ken 849-0911 Japan
Coordinates	33°17′24″N 130°20′13″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	20.2 km from Tosu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1928 (1928-12-01)
Passengers
FY2011	253 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Saga towards Nagasaki Nagasaki Line Kanzaki towards Tosu
Location Igaya Station Location within Saga Prefecture Show map of Saga Prefecture Igaya Station Igaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 20.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.^[3]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of simple concrete construction, serves as a waiting room and houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.^[3][2]

Platforms

1	■ JH Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga and Nagasaki
2	■ JH Nagasaki Main Line	for Tosu

• 
  View of the platforms and tracks.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 December 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2011, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was 253.

Surrounding area

• Saga Vocational Ability Development Promotion Center
• Igaya Tenman-gu

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "伊賀屋" [Igaya]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 16, 65. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 712. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Igaya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Igaya Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)