The Japan Railways Group , more commonly known as the JR Group ( JRグループ , Jeiāru Gurūpu ) or simply JR , is a group of railway companies in Japan that underwent division and privatization of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. It consists of six passenger railway companies, one freight railway company, and two non-service companies. Most of the liability of the JNR was assumed by the JNR Settlement Corporation .
20-577: Takeo-Onsen Station ( 武雄温泉駅 , Takeo-Onsen eki ) is a railway station operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Takeo, Saga , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is served by the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen and the Sasebo Line . The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 13.7 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi . Besides the local services on
40-417: A distinction between JR railways (including former JR lines that are now third sector ) and other private railways , and JR railways are almost always denoted differently from other private railways when shown on maps. By the 1970s, passenger and freight business had declined, and fare increases had failed to keep up with higher labor costs. The JR Group companies were formed out of the privatization of
60-461: A nationwide freight operator. Unlike some other groups of companies, the JR Group is made up of independent companies, and it does not have group headquarters or a holding company to set the overall business policy. The six passenger railways of the JR Group are separated by region. Nearly all their services are within the prescribed geographic area. However, some long-distance operations extend beyond
80-482: A staff ticket window with a Midori no Madoguchi facility, a waiting room, a cafe, shops and the Takeo Tourist Information Centre. Parking for cars is provided under the elevated structure and car rentals are available. The private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from Tosu to Saga on 20 August 1891. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended westwards with Takeo-Onsen opening as
100-670: Is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu , Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan , South Korea . It also operates hotels, restaurants, and drugstores across its service region. JR Kyushu's headquarters are in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka . When Japanese National Railways
120-784: The Beetle ferry , started in 1991, and the Train d'or bakery chain, started in 1992. JR Kyushu also built up its premium rail services through the development of the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line and the Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train . The company introduced SUGOCA , a smart card ticketing system, from 1 March 2009. JR Kyushu executed its initial public offering in October 2016. Non-railway operations account for roughly 60% of
140-546: The JR Companies Act , and are under the control of the public Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT), while JR East , JR Central , JR West , and JR Kyushu are completely floated in the stock market ; in addition, JR East, JR Central and JR West are constituents of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indices. Because the railways used to be owned by the government, Japanese people generally make
160-554: The Japanese National Railways in 1987. In 1987, the government of Japan took steps to divide and privatize JNR. While division of operations began in April of that year, privatization was not immediate: initially, the government retained ownership of the companies. Privatization of some of the companies began in the early 1990s. By October 2016, all of the shares of JR East, JR Central, JR West and JR Kyushu had been offered to
180-688: The Railway Technical Research Institute and Railway Information Systems Co., Ltd. To cover various non-railway business areas, each regional operator in the JR Group has its own group of subsidiary companies with names like "JR East Group" and "JR Shikoku Group". Owned by JRTT Owned by JRTT Owned by JRTT Owned by the 7 railway companies above JR maintains a nationwide railway network as well as common ticketing rules that it inherited from JNR. Passengers may travel across several JR companies without changing trains and without purchasing separate tickets. However, trains running across
200-760: The Sasebo Line, the JR Kyushu Limited Express services Midori (from Hakata to Sasebo ) and Huis Ten Bosch (from Hakata to Huis Ten Bosch ) also stop at this station. The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen to and from Nagasaki also terminates here. Services to and from Hakata are additionally provided with the Limited Express Relay Kamome service, with a cross-platform transfer for Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen passengers. The station building consists of two side platforms serving two elevated tracks. The station complex has entrances north and south of
220-410: The addition of one more platform (platform 1) was completed the following year and the ceremony to mark the completion of the elevation project was held on 5 December 2009. Takeo-Onsen Station is a terminus of the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen . On 26 March 2008, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan granted permission for the start of construction. The Shinkansen platforms are to
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#1732855536829240-455: The boundaries of JR companies have been reduced. JR maintains the same ticketing rules based on the JNR rules and has an integrated reservation system known as MARS (jointly developed with Hitachi ). Some types of tickets (passes), such as Japan Rail Pass and Seishun 18 Ticket , are issued as "valid for all JR lines" and accepted by all passenger JR companies. Various unions represent workers at
260-422: The boundaries. The Shirasagi train service between Nagoya and Kanazawa , for instance, uses JR West rolling stock but the segment of track between Nagoya and Maibara is owned by JR Central, whose crew manage the train on that section. Japan Freight Railway Company operates all freight service on the network previously owned by JNR. In addition, the group includes two non-operating companies. These are
280-585: The company's sales and most of its profits. Japan Railways Group The JR Group operates a large proportion of intercity rail service (including the Shinkansen high-speed rail lines) and commuter rail service. JR Hokkaido , JR Shikoku , and JR Freight ( JRF ) are governed by the Act for the Passenger Railway Companies and Japan Freight Railway Company [ ja ] , also known as
300-941: The market and they are now publicly traded. On the other hand, all of the shares of JR Hokkaido, JR Shikoku and JR Freight are still owned by Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency , an independent administrative institution of the state. All the JR Group companies operating in the Honshū region are constituents of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX 100 indexes. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Hokkaido [REDACTED] [REDACTED] East [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Central [REDACTED] [REDACTED] West [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Shikoku [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Kyushu The Japan Railways Group consists of seven operating companies and two other companies that do not provide rail service. The operating companies are organized into six passenger operators and
320-571: The new western terminus on 5 May 1895 with the name Takeo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line, which at that time, ran through Takeo and Haiki to Nagasaki . On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and
340-666: The south of the existing station. Platform 10 on the conventional line will serve as a direct transfer for passengers on the Shinkansen traveling to Hakata on the Relay Kamome until the completion of the route to Hakata. The line opened on 23 September 2022. In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,728 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 106th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. Kyushu Railway Company The Kyushu Railway Company , also referred to as JR Kyushu ( JR九州 , Jeiāru Kyūshū ) ,
360-541: The track serving Takeo was designated the Sasebo Line . On 19 June 1975, the station was renamed Takeo-Onsen. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. Work to elevate the station commenced in Fiscal 1997. The south entrance of the station and the elevation of platforms 2 and 3 were completed in February 2008. The north entrance and
380-422: The tracks and is a modern structure completed in 2009. The Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen has an island platform and a side platform serving three elevated tracks. Platform 10 serves as the cross interchange platform for the limited express Relay Kamome for direct connections to the Shinkansen on Platform 11. However, Track 12 is not in use until the approval for the extension towards Hakata has been made. Facilities include
400-406: Was divided in 1987, Kyushu Railway Company inherited its assets and operations on the island of Kyushu along with losses of around 28.8 billion yen, exacerbated by a growing highway network in Kyushu and many lightly used rural lines. After privatization, JR Kyushu diversified its business into new ventures such as fish and mushroom farming and car sales. Two of its more successful side ventures were
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