Kita-Sasebo Station

Kita-Sasebo Station (北佐世保駅) is the railway station in Tawara-machi, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture.It is operated by Matsuura Railway and is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line.

Lines

 * Matsuura Railway
 * Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Station layout
Kita-Sasebo Station has one ground level island platform serving two tracks.

Environs

 * National Route 204
 * Tawaramachi Shōtengai
 * Sakura-no-Seibo(The Holy Mother of the cherry tree) kindergarten (Ruins of Kami-Sasebo Station in Sasebo Railway)
 * Sasebo-Chuo High School
 * Seiwa Joshi Gakuin High School and Junior High School
 * Sasasbo-Kita High School and Junior High School
 * TSUTAYA

History

 * 9 November 1935 - Opens for business as station of the Sasebo Line.
 * 30 August 1943 - Sasebo Line Sasebo - Kita-Sasebo is incorporated into Matsuura Line and becomes the station of the Matsuura line.
 * 1 April 1987 - Railways privatize and this station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
 * 1 April 1988 - This station is inherited by Matsuura Railway.