Takeo-Onsen Station

Takeo-Onsen Station (武雄温泉駅, Takeo-Onsen eki) is a railway station on the Sasebo Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Takeo, Saga, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line.[1][2]

Takeo-Onsen Station 武雄温泉駅
The south entrance of the station in 2017
Location	Takeo, Saga Japan
Coordinates	33°11′48″N 130°01′25″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasebo Line
Distance	13.7 km from Hizen-Yamaguchi
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Available, rentals available
Disabled access	Yes - elevators to platforms
Other information
Status	JR Kyushu ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 May 1895 (1895-05-05)
Rebuilt	2009
Previous names	Takeo (until 19 June 1975)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	1,728 daily
Rank	106th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Takeo-Onsen Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 13.7 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] Besides the local services on the Sasebo Line, the JR Kyushu Limited Express services Midori (from Hakata to Sasebo) and Huis Ten Bosch (from Hakata to Huis Ten Bosch) also stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

The station consists of a side and an island platform serving three elevated tracks. The station complex has entrances north and south of the tracks and is a modern structure completed in 2009. Facilities include a staff ticket window with a Midori no Madoguchi facility, a waiting room, a cafe, shops and the Takeo Tourist Information Centre. Parking for cars is provided under the elevated structure and car rentals are available.[3][2][4]

Platforms

tracks

2	■Limited express Midori, Huis Ten Bosch	for Saga, Hakata
	■Sasebo Line	for Hizen-Yamaguchi, Tosu
3	■Limited express Midori, Huis Ten Bosch	for Sasebo, Huis Ten Bosch
	■Sasebo Line	for Arita, Haiki

• 
  The north entrance of the station in 2017.
• 
  A view from the island platform. The side platform (platform 1) is to the right.
• 
  Takeo Tourist Information Centre. Also a shop for local produce.
• 
  Ticket office (right) and a shop.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sasebo Line
Takahashi		Local	Nagao
JR Kyushu Limited Express
Hizen-Yamaguchi		Huis Ten Bosch	Arita
Hizen-Yamaguchi		Midori	Arita

History

The private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from Tosu to Saga on 20 August 1891. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended westwards with Takeo-Onsen opening as the new western terminus on 5 May 1895 with the name Takeo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line, which at that time, ran through Takeo and Haiki to Nagasaki. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the track serving Takeo was designated the Sasebo Line. On 19 June 1975, the station was renamed Takeo-Onsen. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[5][6]

Work to elevate the station commenced in Fiscal 1997. The south entrance of the station and the elevation of platforms 2 and 3 were completed in February 2008. The north entrance and the addition of one more platform (platform 1) was completed the following year and the ceremony to mark the completion of the elevation project was held on 5 December 2009.[7]

Future plans

Takeo-Onsen Station is planned to be a station of Kyushu Shinkansen Nagasaki route (West Kyushu route). On 26 March 2008, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan granted permission for the start of construction. The planned Shinkansen platforms are to the south of the existing station,[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 106th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "武雄温泉" [Takeo-Onsen]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 70. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "武雄温泉" [Takeo-Onsen]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 216. ISBN 4533029809.
6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 4533029809.
7. "ＪＲ武雄温泉駅　１２月５日から新ホーム" [JR Takeo-Onsen Station. New platform from 5 December]. Saga Shimbun website. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links

• Takeo-Onsen Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)