Sasebo Station
Sasebo Station 佐世保駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The east entrance of Sasebo Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Miura-chō Sasebo, Nagasaki Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 January 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sasebo Station (Japanese: 佐世保駅, Hepburn: Sasebo-eki) is the major railway station in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in Japan. The Sasebo Line of the Kyushu Railway Company and the Nishi-Kyūshū Line of the Matsuura Railway provide local and regional service and connections to the extensive JR network. Sasebo is the westernmost station in the JR Group.
The plaza in front of Sasebo Station contains a multi-level shopping complex called Friesta Sasebo, with coffee shops, clothing, housewares, music and a supermarket. Within the station itself are souvenir shops featuring local foods and products.
Sasebo Station is about two hours by train from Hakata Station in the city of Fukuoka (via the Midori line) and about two hours from Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki.
Across the street from Sasebo Station is the Sasebo Bus Center, which provides connecting service to many local destinations.
Lines
- JR Kyushu
- Matsuura Railway
Station layout
The station is above ground level with three island platforms and seven tracks. One track bypasses the station. One of the platforms is not in use.
| 1–2 | Sasebo Line | To Haiki・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Saga・Tosu |
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| Midori | To Saga・Hakata | |
| To Saza・Tabira-Hiradoguchi・Matsuura・Imari・Arita | ||
| 3–4 | Sasebo Line | To Haiki・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Saga・Tosu |
| Midori | To Saga・Hakata | |
| 5–6 | Closed |
Surroundings
East
- Ekimachi Ichōme Sasebo
- Hotel Resol Sasebo
- Sasebo Station Post Office
- Sasebo Bus Center
- National Route 35
Port
- Shin-Minato Terminal
- Kujirase Terminal
- Sasebo Gobangai
History
- January 20, 1898 – Open for business by Kyushu Railway.
- July 1, 1907 – Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese Government Railways.
- April 1, 1987 – Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
- April 1, 1988 – JR Kyushu Matsuura Line inherited by Matsuura Railway and renamed Nishi-Kyushu Line.
- December 26, 2001 – Elevated station is completed.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 51st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]
References
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.