is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the city of

Sasebo, Nagasaki is a Core cities of Japan, core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second-largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. , the city had an estimated population of 230,873 in 102,670 households, and a populat ...

, Japan. It is operated by the third-sector

Matsuura Railway is a third-sector railway company in Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture in Japan. Lines The railway company operates the 93.8 km Nishi-Kyushu Line from in Saga Prefecture to in Nagasaki Prefecture, with 57 stations. Princ ...

and is located on the

Nishi-Kyūshū Line The is a Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Matsuura Railway, which connects Arita in Saga Prefecture with Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture. This is the westernmost railway line in Japan, with Tabira-Hiradoguchi Stati ...

Lines

The station is served by the

and is 92.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station is elevated with a single

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

. There is a direct passageway to Sasebo Kyosai Hospital. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on 10 March 1990.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by 951 passenger daily.

Surrounding area

This station stands near the central area of Sasebo-City. The distance to Naka-Sasebo Station is only . * Japan National Route 204 *Sasebo City Library *Sasebo city museum Shimanose art center *Sasebo Municipal General Hospital *KKR Sasebo Kyosai Hospital

References

External links

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Matsuura Railway (Japanese)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasebo-Chuo Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1990 Railway stations in Nagasaki Prefecture Sasebo