Nagao Station (Saga)

Nagao Station (永尾駅, Nagao-eki) is a train station in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.[1][2]

Nagao Station 永尾駅
Nagao Station in 2008
Location	Takeo, Saga Japan
Coordinates	33°11′36″N 129°58′49″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasebo Line
Distance	18.3 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	30 September 1942
Passengers
FY2015	55 daily
Location
Nagao Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 18.3 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is a timber structure which is presently unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sasebo Line
Takeo-Onsen		Local	Mimasaka

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 30 September 1942 as Nagao signal box on the existing track of the Sasebo Line. On 15 January 1949, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger services commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were a total of 19,957 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 55 passengers.[7]

Environs

• National Route 35

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "永尾" [Nagao]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 24 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. 24, 71. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "永尾" [Nagao]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 216. ISBN 4533029809.
6. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 4533029809.
7. "佐賀県統計年鑑（平成28年版）" [Saga Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 2016 Edition]. Saga Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 23 March 2018. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

• Nagao Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)