Sasebo Station 佐世保駅
The east entrance of Sasebo Station
General information
Location	Miura-chō, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu Matsuura Railway
Line(s)	Sasebo Line Nishi-Kyūshū Line
History
Opened	20 January 1898
Location
Sasebo Station Location within Japan

Sasebo Station (佐世保駅, Sasebo-eki) 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.

The plaza in front of Sasebo Station contains a multi-level shopping complex called Friesta Sasebo, with coffee shops, clothing, housewares, music and a supermarket. Within the station itself are souvenir shops featuring local foods and products.

Sasebo Station is about two hours by train from Hakata Station in the city of Fukuoka (via the Midori line) and about two hours from Nagasaki Station in the city of Nagasaki.

Across the street from Sasebo Station is the Sasebo Bus Center, which provides connecting service to many local destinations.

Lines

• JR Kyushu
  • Sasebo Line
• Matsuura Railway
  • Nishi-Kyūshū Line

Station layout

JR

The station is above ground level with 3 platforms and 6 tracks.

MR

The Matsuura station is above ground level with 1 platform and 2 tracks.

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

• 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.

Adjacent stations

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.^[1]