is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 on Sasebo Line

Sasebo Line

The is a railway line in Japan running from Hizen-Yamaguchi Station in Kōhoku, Saga Prefecture to Sasebo Station in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is part of the route connecting Sasebo with Saga and Fukuoka...

 operated by Kyūshū Railway Company

Kyushu Railway Company

The , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...

 in Takeo, Saga

Takeo, Saga

is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately west of Saga City and approximately east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The station opened on May 5, 1895.

Structure

1 elevated island platform. 2 elevated tracks and south station office were completed in 2008-02-17. 1 more track and north station office are under construction and they will be completed in 2009. All day manned station. There are reservation counter, ticket machine

Ticket machine

A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...

, elevator

Elevator

An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...

, escalator

Escalator

An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.Escalators are used around the...

. There are no machine gates.

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2	■Limited express Midori Midori (train) The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Kyushu which runs between Hakata and Sasebo.-Rolling stock:Services currently use 783 series EMUs. From 1976 to 2000, all trains were formed of 485 series EMUs.-History:... , Huis Ten Bosch Huis Ten Bosch (train) The is a limited express train service operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Japan. It runs between Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka and Huis Ten Bosch Station, the station for the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki.-References:...	for Saga Saga Station is a train station in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. Trains from this station also continue on to the Sasebo and Karatsu Lines. About 25,000 people pass through Saga Station every day... , Hakata Hakata Station Hakata Station , located in Hakata-ku, is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest station on Kyūshū, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyūshū for travellers from Honshū. The Sanyō Shinkansen from Osaka ends at this station...
	■Sasebo Line	for Hizen-Yamaguchi Hizen-Yamaguchi Station is a train station in Kōhoku, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture. It is operated by JR Kyushu. It is an important junction between the Nagasaki Main Line and the Sasebo Line. An average of 2,500 people use this station every day.-Station layout:... , Tosu Tosu Station is a train station in Tosu city, Saga prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the point where the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line intersect...
3	■Limited express Midori, Huis Ten Bosch	for Sasebo Sasebo Station 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... , Huis Ten Bosch Huis Ten Bosch Station is a railway station in Haenosaki-chō, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, in Japan. This station is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Ōmura Line.This station serves Huis Ten Bosch, a theme park.-Environs:*Huis Ten Bosch...
	■Sasebo Line	for Arita, Haiki Haiki Station is a train station located in Sasebo, Nagasaki.- Station layout :The station is at ground level with 2 platforms and 4 tracks.- History :*July 10, 1897 - Open for business by Kyushu Railway....

History

• 1895-05-05 Opened as Karasaki Station
• 1897-07-10 Named to Takeo Station
• 1975-06-19 Named to Takeo Onsen Station
• 1987-04-01 Inherited by JR Kyūshū
• 2008-02-17 Elevated station opened

Adjacent stations

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Kyūshū Shinkansen Nagasaki route

Takeo-Onsen Station is planned to be a station of Kyūshū Shinkansen Nagasaki route(West-Kyūshū route)

Kyushu Shinkansen

The ' is a Japanese high-speed railway line between the Japanese cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Kyushu, running parallel to the existing Kagoshima Main Line and operated by the Kyushu Railway Company . The southern 127 km opened on 13 March 2004...

. In 2008-03-26 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan permitted to start the construction.

External links

• Station information

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