Saigō Station

Railway station in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

32°52′22.03″N 130°14′38.18″E / 32.8727861°N 130.2439389°E / 32.8727861; 130.2439389Operated by

Shimabara RailwayLine(s)■ Shimabara Railway LineDistance23.0 km from IsahayaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 October 1912 (1912-10-10)PassengersFY201864 daily Services

Preceding station	Shimabara Railway			Following station
Taishō towards Isahaya		Shimabara Railway Line		Kōjiro towards Shimabarakō

Location
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Saigō Station (西郷駅, Saigō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in Mizuho neighborhood of the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 23.0 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.^[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with two opposing unnumbered side platforms and two tracks. The two platforms are staggered, with the south platform slightly offset toward Jindaicho and the north platform slightly offset toward Taisho. The two platforms are connected by a level crossing (without barriers or alarms. The station building is adjacent to the south platform, and a waiting room is located on the north platform. The station building is a single-story building, and inside there are toilets, a waiting room, and a station office. It is an unmanned station.

Platforms

station side (south)	■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line	for Isahaya
opposite side (north)	■ ■Shimabara Railway Line	for Shimabara and Shimabarakō

Level crossing

History

Saigō Station was opened on 10 October 1912.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 23,530 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 64 passengers.^[3]

Surrounding area

National Route 251
Unzen City Mizuho General Branch Office (formerly Mizuho Town Hall)

References

^ ^a ^b 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. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
^ "西郷駅" [Saigō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.