Nishi-Karatsu Station
Nishi-Karatsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company.Photo: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Nishi-Karatsu” and “Nishikaratsu-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Karatsu Police Station and Matsuro-kan Museum.
Karatsu Police Station
Police station
Karatsu Police Station is situated 370 metres southeast of Nishi-Karatsu Station.
Matsuro-kan Museum
Museum
Photo: Pekachu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabatake Site is an archeological site with a late Jōmon period to late Yayoi period settlement located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Matsuro-kan Museum is situated 1½ km south of Nishi-Karatsu Station.
Nabatake Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Pekachu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nabatake Site is an archeological site with a late Jōmon period to late Yayoi period settlement located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Nabatake Site is situated 1½ km south of Nishi-Karatsu Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karatsu and Genkai.
Karatsu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 kara, and 津 tsu, signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea.
Genkai
Town
Photo: Histwr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Genkai is a town located in Higashimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 4,910 in 1918 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 35.92 km2. Genkai is situated 9 km west of Nishi-Karatsu Station.
Nishi-Karatsu Station
- Categories: railway station above ground, last station, dead-end railway station, unmanned station, and transportation
- Location: Karatsu Shi, Saga, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.46166° or 33° 27′ 42″ northLongitude
129.95761° or 129° 57′ 27″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Operator
九州旅客鉄道Open location code
8Q5FFX65+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6244705890OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
7563361Wikidata ID
Q5367579
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Nishi-Karatsu Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西唐津站”
- Chinese: “西唐津車站”
- French: “Nishi-Karatsu”
- Japanese: “JK21”
- Japanese: “にしからつえき”
- Japanese: “妙見駅 (佐賀県)”
- Japanese: “西唐津”
- Japanese: “西唐津駅”
- Korean: “니시카라쓰”
- Korean: “니시카라쓰역”
- Korean: “니시카라츠 역”
- Ukrainian: “Ніші-Карацу”
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