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is a railway station in JR Kyushu News Release (December 17, 2010)
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Shin-Tosu Station is served by the
The Shinkansen station consists of two elevated
Tosu, Saga
is a Cities of Japan, city located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 72,755 and a population density of 1,000 persons per km2. The total area ...
, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , 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 ...
(JR Kyushu). The station opened on March 12, 2011. The name of the station was officially announced by JR Kyushu on December 17, 2010., retrieved on December 18, 2010
Lines
Shin-Tosu Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen
The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed railway network. It is an extension of the San'yō Shinkansen from Honshu connecting the city of Fukuoka (Hakata Station) in the north of Japan's Kyushu Island to the city of Kagoshima ( Kagoshima-Chuo St ...
, and is proposed to form the junction with the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail line on the northwest part of Kyushu Island that is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). A segment of the line that connects Nagasaki to commenced service on 23 September 2022. The ...
to Nagasaki in the future. The Nagasaki Main Line
The , or simply Nagasaki Line, is a railway line owned by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) connecting Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. There is a separate branch of this line from Kikitsu S ...
platforms are accessible through a separate set of ticket gates across from the Shinkansen gates.
Station layout
The Shinkansen station consists of two elevated island platforms
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
serving four tracks. The conventional line has two side platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
.
See also
*List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
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Railway stations
Japan
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References
{{Nagasaki Main Line Railway stations in Saga Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2011