title: Masaru Station
text: # Masaru Station
  
  Masaru Station (真申駅, Masaru-eki, まさるえき) is a train station located in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Nishi-Kyūshū Line which has been operated by the third-sector Matsuura Railway since 1988.
  
  ## Lines
  
  * Matsuura Railway
     * Nishi-Kyūshū Line
  
  Trains on this branch terminate at either Saza or Sasebo. Travellers can transfer at Saza for local trains to Imari, and then on to Arita. The rapid service between Saza and Sasebo does not stop here. It is 77.7 km from Arita.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level island platform with two tracks.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nishi-Kyūshū Line |||||
  | Koura | Koura | Local | Tanagata | Tanagata |
  | Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station |||||
  