Shin-Tosu Station
JH 02 Shin-Tosu Station 新鳥栖駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Shin-Tosu Station in March 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 220-2 Harakogacho, Tosu City Saga Prefecture Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°22′13″N 130°29′28″E / 33.370278°N 130.491111°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (Shinkansen), 2 side platforms (conventional lines) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 (4 Shinkansen, 2 conventional) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JH02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 12 March 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shin-Tosu Station (新鳥栖駅, Shin-Tosu-eki) is a railway station in Tosu, Saga, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
Lines[edit]
Shin-Tosu Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and Nagasaki Main Line. A short walkway forms the connection between these two platforms, but passengers must pass through the Shinkansen and convention ticket gates to transfer.[1]
Station layout[edit]
The Shinkansen station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Tracks 11 and 14 on the Shinkansen are not normally used.[1] The conventional line has two side platforms.
| 1 | ■Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch | for Tosu and Hakata |
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| ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Tosu | |
| 2 | ■Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch | for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, Nagasaki, Sasebo, and Huis Ten Bosch |
| ■Nagasaki Main Line | for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, Isahaya | |
| 11,12 |  Kyūshū Shinkansen
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for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka |
| 13,14 | Kyushu Shinkansen
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for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō |
History[edit]
The name of the station was officially announced by JR Kyushu on December 17, 2010.[2] Shin-Tosu Station opened for revenue service on March 12, 2011. The station is planned to be the junction point between the Kyushu Shinkansen and Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen once the latter line's extension opens.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Misawa, Manabu (January 2010). "東北新幹線・九州新幹線 建設状況最新レポート". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 309. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 29–35.
- ^ JR Kyushu News Release (December 17, 2010) Archived December 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on December 18, 2010 (in Japanese)
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