Takeo-Onsen Station

Takeo-Onsen Station 武雄温泉駅
South entrance
General information
Location	Takeo, Saga Japan
Operated by	Kyushu Railway Company
Line(s)	Sasebo Line
History
Opened	1895
Previous names	Karasaki; Takeo (until 1975)

Takeo-Onsen Station (武雄温泉駅, Takeo-Onsen eki) is a train station on Sasebo Line operated by Kyūshū Railway Company in Takeo, Saga, Japan. 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, elevator, escalator. There are no machine gates.

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

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

←		Service		→
Kyūshū Railway Company
Sasebo Line
Takahashi		Local	Saga
Hizen-Yamaguchi		Limited express Huis Ten Bosch	Arita
Hizen-Yamaguchi		Limited Express Midori	Arita

Kyūshū Shinkansen Nagasaki route

Takeo-Onsen Station is planned to be a station of Kyūshū Shinkansen Nagasaki route(West-Kyūshū route). In 2008-03-26 Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan permitted to start the construction.

gallery

• 
  place for planned Shinkansen platforms (March 2008)
• 
  elevated platform (March 2008)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Station information

33°11′48″N 130°01′25″E