  The source XTE J1901+014 discovered by the RXTE observatory during an intense
outburst of hard radiation and classified as a fast X-ray transient is studied.
The source's spectral characteristics in the quiescent state have been
investigated for the first time both in the soft X-ray energy range (0.6-20
keV) based on ROSAT and RXTE data and in the hard energy range (>20 keV) based
on INTEGRAL data. A timing analysis of the source's properties has revealed
weak nonperiodic bursts of activity on time scales of several tens of seconds
and two intense ($\sim$0.5-1 Crab) outbursts more than several hundred seconds
in duration. Certain assumptions about the nature of the object under study are
made.
