is a passenger

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located in the city of

Ōmuta, Fukuoka is a Cities of Japan, city in Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 112,052 and a population density of 1,376 persons per km2. The total area is 81.45 km2. The mayor is Michio Koga. ...

, Japan. It is operated by the

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(JR Kyushu).

Lines

Shin-Ōmuta Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 59.3 km from the starting point of the line at and 691.6 kilometers from .

Layout

The station consists of two elevated

side platform 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 ...

s and two tracks. There are no passing lines, and

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are installed for safety. The station building has a three-story structure, with brick-style tiles on the first floor inspired by the heritage of modernization, and gently waving exterior walls on the second and third floors, expressing the wind blowing into the future.The ticket gate and waiting room are on the 1st floor, and the platforms are on the 3rd floor. On the opposite side (north side) of the free passageway from the ticket gate and waiting room is the Shin-Omuta Station Tourist Plaza.

Platforms

History

The station was on 12 March 2011.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Omuta City Yoshino Elementary School

References

External links

Shin-Ōmuta Station (JR Kyushu)
Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 2011 Ōmuta, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub