Takeo-Onsen Station
Takeo-Onsen Station 武雄温泉駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The south entrance of the station in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Takeo, Saga Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°11′48″N 130°01′25″E / 33.19673°N 130.023514°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Sasebo Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side + 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available, rentals available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes, elevators to platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 5 May 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Takeo (until 19 June 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 1,728 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 106th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Takeo-Onsen Station (Japanese: 武雄温泉駅, Hepburn: Takeo-Onsen eki) is a railway station operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Takeo, Saga, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is served by the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen and the Sasebo Line.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 13.7 km (8.5 mi) from the line’s starting point at Hizen-Yamaguchi.[3] In addition to local Sasebo Line services, JR Kyushu limited express services Midori (Hakata–Sasebo) and Huis Ten Bosch (Hakata–Huis Ten Bosch) also stop at the station.
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome services to and from Nagasaki terminate here. For Shinkansen passengers, connections to Hakata are provided by the limited express Relay Kamome service, with a cross-platform transfer at Takeo-Onsen.[4]
Station layout
The station building is a modern structure with entrances located on both the north and south sides of the elevated tracks.
The platform layout reflects the station’s dual role as both the current cross-platform transfer point between the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen and connecting conventional rail services, and a future through station once the Shinkansen is extended to Hakata. The station has two side platforms and two island platforms serving five elevated tracks. Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome services to and from Nagasaki use Track 11, while limited express Relay Kamome services use Track 10 to and from Hakata, allowing for cross-platform transfers. Track 12 is not currently in regular use, but was constructed for future operations following the extension of the Shinkansen to Hakata. Tracks 1 and 2 are used by the Sasebo Line, including Midori and Huis Ten Bosch services. Track 3 (currently numbered Track 10) is equipped with fixed platform barriers to prevent boarding; these barriers can be removed once the Shinkansen extension is completed, allowing the track to be reassigned for conventional services.
Station facilities include a midori-no-madoguchi staffed ticket office, a waiting room, a café, retail shops, and the Takeo Tourist Information Centre. Parking is available beneath the elevated structure, and car rental services are offered.[3][2][4]
Tracks
| 1 | Midori, Huis Ten Bosch | for Saga, Hakata |
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| Sasebo Line | for Hizen-Yamaguchi, Tosu | |
| 2 | Midori, Huis Ten Bosch | for Sasebo, Huis Ten Bosch |
| Sasebo Line | for Arita, Haiki | |
| 10 (3) | Relay Kamome | for Kōhoku, Saga, Tosu, Hakata |
| 11 | Kamome | for Shin-Omura, Isahaya, Nagasaki |
| 12 | Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen | not in use |
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The north entrance of the station in 2017.
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The transfer platform (tracks 10 and 11) in September 2022
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Shinkansen and Relay Kamome ticket gates, January 2023
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Takeo Tourist Information Centre
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Entrance to tracks 1 and 2, with a shop (left) and ticket office (right).
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Track 2 with the gated Track 3 visible to the left and Track 1 to right
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 1997. The south entrance of the station and the elevation of tracks 2 and 3 were completed in February 2008. The north entrance and the addition of one more platform (track 1) was completed the following year and the ceremony to mark the completion of the elevation project was held on 5 December 2009.[7]
Takeo-Onsen Station was selected to serve as the temporary terminus of the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen. On 26 March 2008, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan granted permission for the start of construction. The Shinkansen platforms were built on the south side of the station.[3] Track 3 on the conventional line will serve as a direct transfer for passengers on the Shinkansen traveling to Hakata on the Relay Kamome until the completion of the route to Hakata. The line opened on 23 September 2022.
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
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ a b "武雄温泉" [Takeo-Onsen]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "武雄温泉" [Takeo-Onsen]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 728. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 25 February 2018.
External links
- Takeo-Onsen Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)