Igaya Station

Igaya Station (伊賀屋駅) is a passenger railway station located in the Hyōgo neighborhood of the city of Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.

Lines
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 20.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.

Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of simple concrete construction, serves as a waiting room and houses an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.

History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 1 December 1928 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main 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 2011, the daily average number of passengers using the station (boarding passengers only) was 253.

Surrounding area

 * Saga Vocational Ability Development Promotion Center
 * Igaya Tenman-gu