Takematsu Station (竹松駅, Takematsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmura, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Takematsu Station

竹松駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Takematsu Station in 2008
General information
LocationTakematsu-hon-machi, Ōmura-shi, Nagasaki-ken 856-0020
Japan
Coordinates32°56′23″N 129°57′12″E / 32.9398°N 129.9532°E / 32.9398; 129.9532
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Ōmura Line
Distance32.8 km from Haiki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by level crossing with steps
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 May 1922 (1922-05-25)
Passengers
FY2020945 daily
Rank141st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shin-Ōmura
towards Isahaya
Ōmura Line
Local
Ōmura Rail Yard
towards Haiki
Ōmura Line
Seaside Liner
Sonogi
towards Haiki
Location
Takematsu Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Takematsu Station
Takematsu Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Takematsu Station is located in Japan
Takematsu Station
Takematsu Station
Takematsu Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 32.8 km from the starting point of the line at Haiki.[3] Besides the local services on the line, the Rapid Seaside Liner also stops at the station.[4]

Station layout

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The station consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. From the forecourt, a flight of steps leads up to the station building, a modern steel-frame structure which houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends.[2][3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

Platforms

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1  Ōmura Line for Huis ten Bosch and Sasebo
2  Ōmura Line for Isahaya and Nagasaki

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 25 May 1922 as an additional station on what was then the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the track from Haiki, through Takematsu to Isahaya was designated the Ōmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 945 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 141st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "竹松" [Takematsu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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. 36, 73. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "竹松" [Takematsu]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ^ "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ^ "竹松駅" [Takematsu Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ 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. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ 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. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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