Yoshinogari-kōen Station

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Yoshinogari-kōen Station (吉野ヶ里公園駅, Yoshinogari kouen eki^?) is a train station in Yoshinogari, Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.

1 Layout
2 Environs
3 History
4 Adjacent stations

[edit] Layout

It is an above ground station with three tracks, two platforms (one side platform, one island platform) and a footbridge connecting them. It does not have a MARS terminal, but it does have a POS system from which tickets may be sold

[edit] Environs

[edit] History

September 30, 1942 - Mitagawa Signal Box established
December 1, 1943 - Mitagawa Station begins passenger service
June 6, 1976 - Track is electrified from Tosu to Hizen-Koga to Nagasaki
April 1, 1987 - Privatization of national railroads; Mitagawa Station is inherited by JR Kyushu
October 10, 1993 - Station renamed Yoshinogari Park Station
March 1, 2000 - Station elevated to be on a bridge