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Huis Ten Bosch Station

Huis Ten Bosch Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. This station serves the Huis Ten Bosch theme park after which it is named.

Lines
The station is served by the Ōmura Line and is located 4.7 km from the starting point of the line at . == Station layout ==
Station layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building is built of brick in a Dutch style to blend with the theme park and is an elevated structure, built over the platforms and tracks and houses a ticket counter, a waiting area and a shop. A flight of steps and an elevator from the station concourse gives access to the platform below. Platform/track 2 is a through-track and is used by Ōmura Line traffic. Platform/line 1 was also formerly a through-track but has now become a dead-end siding in order to accommodate the installation of an elevator shaft. It is used for trains such as the Huis Ten Bosch limited express which terminates at the station. Of the stations on the Ōmura Line, only the section from to this station has been electrified to accommodate the Huis Ten Bosch express trains. 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 counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility. Platforms file:JR Huis-ten-bosch Sta. - panoramio.jpg|A distant view of the station, approaching it by way of the bridge from the theme park. file:Omura Line Huis Ten Bosch Station Front.jpg|The east entrance of the station. The theme park is on the other side. file:JRKyushu HuistenboschStation 20130102.jpg|A view of the platforms in 2013. Track 1 is a siding. Note the elevator shaft behind it and the station building above. file:Huis Ten Bosch Station 4.JPG|An older view of platform/track 1 in 2005 when it was still a through track and there was no elevator shaft. file:Omura Line Huis Ten Bosch Station Platform.JPG|Platform 2 in the direction of . Note the catenary wires. file:Huis Ten Bosch Station 5.JPG|Ticket gate and steps leading down to the platforms. ==History==
History
JR Kyushu opened the station on 10 March 1992 shortly before the opening of the theme park. ==Passenger statistics==
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 654 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 189th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. ==Surrounding area==
Surrounding area
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