Hizen-Ryuo

Known weekday departures: 44/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 44/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:24 / 23:39

Busiest hour (known departures): 11:00–12:00 (4)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• Nagasaki Main Line: Hizen-Shiroishi ⇄ Hizen-Kashima

Hizen-Ryūō Station opened on 9 March 1930 as the southern terminus of the Japanese Government Railways' new coastal alternative route for the Nagasaki Main Line, built south from Hizen-Yamaguchi along the Ariake Sea. The "Hizen" prefix was added to differentiate it from Ryūō Station on the Chūō Main Line in Yamanashi. The station became a through-station on 30 November 1930 when track was extended to Hizen-Hama. Freight and parcel operations ended on 10 February 1972 with simultaneous destaffing. After JNR privatisation in April 1987, control passed to JR Kyushu. The station occupies two side platforms reached by footbridge in the town of Shiroishi, Saga.

On 22 May 2015 two trains heading in opposite directions ended up simultaneously on the same platform track — an incident serious enough to trigger a formal national-level investigation despite no collision or injury.