Shin-Tosu Station (新鳥栖駅, Shin-Tosu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

JH  02  Shin-Tosu Station

新鳥栖駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Shin-Tosu Station in March 2011
General information
Location220-2 Harakogacho, Tosu-shi, Saga-ken
Japan
Coordinates33°22′13″N 130°29′28″E / 33.370278°N 130.491111°E / 33.370278; 130.491111
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance28.6 km from Hakata
Platforms2 island platforms (Shinkansen), 2 side platforms (conventional lines)
Tracks6 (4 Shinkansen, 2 conventional)
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (conventional line)
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station codeJH02
History
Opened12 March 2011 (12 March 2011)
Passengers
FY20221061
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shinkansen
Kurume Kyūshū Shinkansen
Sakura
Tsubame
Hakata
Terminus
Local
Hizen-Fumoto
JH  03 
towards Nagasaki
Nagasaki Line Tosu
JH  01 
Terminus
Location
Shin-Tosu Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Shin-Tosu Station
Shin-Tosu Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Shin-Tosu Station is located in Kyushu
Shin-Tosu Station
Shin-Tosu Station
Shin-Tosu Station (Kyushu)
Shin-Tosu Station is located in Japan
Shin-Tosu Station
Shin-Tosu Station
Shin-Tosu Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shin-Tosu Station under construction in July 2007

Shin-Tosu Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 28.6 kilometers from Hakata and 650.9 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. The station is also served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 2.9 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3] 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.[4]

Station layout

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Shin-Tosu Station under construction from East Entrance on 21 March 2010

The Shinkansen station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Tracks 11 and 14 on the Shinkansen are not normally used.[4] The conventional line has two opposed ground-level side platforms located directly underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[3][2]

Tracks
1 Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch for Tosu and Hakata
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 for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
13,14   Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

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The name of the station was officially announced by JR Kyushu on December 17, 2010.[5] 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.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 126th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

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On the east side (along Prefectural Road 31 and Fukuoka Prefectural Road/Saga Prefectural Road 17 Kurume Kiyama-Chikushino Line), many suburban stores have been located since before the station opened. To the west is a quiet residential area.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "新鳥栖駅" [Shin-Tosu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ JR Kyushu News Release (December 17, 2010) Archived December 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on December 18, 2010 (in Japanese)
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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