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Tara Station is a railway station in Tara, Fujitsu District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. The limited express Kamome makes occasional special stops here during the Gatalympics. According to a 2005 estimate, the daily usage average is 297 people per day.LayoutThere are two tracks flanked by two platforms and a footbridge connecting them. It is minimally staffed, and often unmanned at night. Tara station lacks a MARS system and ticket vending machines, but a POS ticketing system is in place so the attendant can sell tickets.HistoryApril 16, 1934 - Opening by Japanese Government RailwaysJune 6, 1976 - Track from Tosu to Nagasaki is electrifiedApril 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR KyushuEnvironsNational Route 207