Karatsu Station
# Karatsu Station

Karatsu Station (唐津駅, Karatsu-eki) is a railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Karatsu and Chikuhi lines. It is the main station of Karatsu City.

## Lines

* JR Kyushu
   * Chikuhi Line
   * Karatsu Line

## Layout

It is an elevated station with two island platforms and four tracks.

## Environs

* Karatsu Castle
* Maizuru Park
* Hikiyama Exhibition Hall
* Showa Bus Ōteguchi Bus Center
* Saga Prefectural Karatsu Nishi High School

## History

* 1898-12-01 – Opening

## Adjacent stations

| ← | Service | → |
| - | - | - |
| - | Chikuhi Line | Watada |
| Onizuka | Karatsu Line | Nishi-Karatsu |

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,290 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 83rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

