value, the Saga City authorities decided, in May 2017, to build a new station building slightly to the south of the existing one. The new building will be a hashigami structure in which the station facilities would be located on a bridge spanning the tracks. The project would take about ten years to complete. The city authorities explained that a new building was necessary due to the limited space available in the present building but that it would consider measures to preserve and repurpose the historic structure. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 7,039 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 25th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. Surrounding area Tosu Stadium (home to J. League team Sagan Tosu) Tosu Premium Outlets (15 minutes by bus) Saga Racetrack (13 minutes by bus) Bus routes Nishitetsu Bus Saga To Tosu city center, Kurume Station (Nishitetsu), Kiyama, Metabara, Kanzaki To Ogōri Station (Nishitetsu) To Tosu Premium Outlets References External links Tosu (JR Kyushu) Railway stations in Saga Prefecture Nagasaki Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1889