Nabeshima Station
# Nabeshima Station

Nabeshima Station (鍋島駅, Nabeshima-eki) is a railway station in Nabeshima Town, Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. It is also used by JR Freight.

## Layout

* It is an above ground station with and overpass connecting two platforms (one island platform, one side platform), and three tracks.
* Opposite the station building are the freight facilities.

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nagasaki Main Line |||||
| Saga | Saga | Local | Balloon Saga (if open) Kubota | Balloon Saga (if open) Kubota |

## History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station as Nabeshima signal box (鍋島信号場, Nabeshima-shingōba) on 1 October 1926 on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 7 July 1930, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger traffic 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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 626 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 217th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

