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Sasebo Station

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. Sasebo is the westernmost station in the JR Group.

Lines
• JR Kyushu • Sasebo LineMatsuura RailwayNishi-Kyūshū Line ==Station layout==
Station layout
The station is above ground level with three island platforms and seven tracks. One track bypasses the station. One of the platforms is not in use. ==Surroundings==
Surroundings
East • Ekimachi Ichōme Sasebo • Hotel Resol Sasebo • Sasebo Station Post Office • Sasebo Bus Center • National Route 35 Port • Shin-Minato Terminal • Kujirase Terminal • Sasebo Gobangai ==History==
History
• January 20, 1898 – Open for business by Kyushu Railway. • July 1, 1907 – Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese Government Railways. • April 1, 1987 – Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu. • April 1, 1988 – JR Kyushu Matsuura Line inherited by Matsuura Railway and renamed Nishi-Kyushu Line. • December 26, 2001 – Elevated station is completed. ==Passenger statistics==
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3,973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 51st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. ==References==
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