Sato Station

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Sato Station

里駅
Station platform in March 2018
General information
LocationImari, Saga Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates33°17′4.84″N 129°50′8.04″E / 33.2846778°N 129.8355667°E / 33.2846778; 129.8355667
Operated byMatsuura Railway
Line(s) Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Distance17.5 km from Arita Station
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
History
Opened10 March 1990; 34 years ago (1990-03-10)
Original companyJapanese National Railways
Location
Sato Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Sato Station
Sato Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Sato Station is located in Japan
Sato Station
Sato Station
Sato Station (Japan)

Sato Station (里駅, Sato-eki, さとえき) is a train station located in Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line[3] which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988.[4]

Lines[edit]

Trains on this branch terminate at either Imari or Saza. Travellers can transfer at Imari for local trains to Arita, or either a local or rapid train from Saza to Sasebo. It is 17.5 km from Arita.[5]

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform with a bi-directional track.

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Nishi-Kyūshū Line
Higashi-Yamashiro Local Kusuku

See also[edit]

References[edit]

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. ^ "国土数値情報 鉄道データの詳細" [National Land Numerical Information Railway Data Details] (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  2. ^ "Node: Sato (270857953)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  3. ^ "里|駅探" [Sato Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese).
  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. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "里時刻表" [Sato Station Timetable]. Matsuura Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-28.

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