is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōmachi, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 5.1 km from the starting point of the line at . Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.
Station layout The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 1. The station building is a small brick structure. The ticket window which it houses has become unstaffed and the building presently serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge. Blog entry with good photographic coverage of station facilities.
Platforms
History Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 11 December 1919 as Ōmachi Signal Box on the existing track of what was then the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 September 1928, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger services commenced. On 1 December 1934, station became part of the Sasebo Line. 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 2015, there were a total of 91,291 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 250 passengers. See table 12-7 at section under Transportation and Communications.
Environs Saga Sanyo Industries Ōmachi City Hall Ōmachi Post Office Ōmachi Higashi Post Office Ōmachi Hospital Ōmachi Police Station Ōmachi Elementary School Ōmachi Junior High School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Ōmachi Station (JR Kyushu)