Tokuyama Station (徳山駅, Tokuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan. It is operated by JR West.[1] It is located in central Shūnan, with the Tokuyama Port and the city office within walking distance.
Tokuyama Station 徳山駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building with large sign of Asahi Breweries | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese name | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 徳山駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 德山驛 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | とくやまえき | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2-28 Miyukidōri, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 745-0034 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°03′05″N 131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms (Shinknasen) 1 island platform and 1 side platform (conventional line) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 (2 Shinkansen, 3 conventional lines) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated (Shinkansen), At grade (conventional line) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 September 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2022 | 6270 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editTokuyama Station is served by the San'yō Shinkansen and is 430.1 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 982.7 km from Tokyo. It is also served San'yō Main Line, and is located 414.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and is the western terminus of the 47.1 kilometer Gantoku Line to Iwakuni.
Station layout
editThe San'yō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms on the outer edge, with two tracks in the middle for through trains on the third floor of the station building. Station facilities are located on the second floor, and the conventional lines have two side platforms and one island platform with a cutout, serving a total of six tracks on the ground level. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | Sanyō Main Line | for Yanai, Iwakuni, Hiroshima |
| 3 | Gantoku Line | for Suō-Takamori, Kuga, Iwakuni |
| Sanyō Main Line (sometimes used) | for Yanai, Iwakuni, Hiroshima for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki | |
| 4 | Sanyō Main Line | for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
| 5 | Sanyō Main Line | for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
| 6 | for Hiroshima, Shin-Ōsaka, Tokyo | |
| 7 | for Kokura, Hakata, Kumamoto, Kagoshima-Chūō |
History
editThis article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2024) |
- September 25, 1897: Station opens as the San'yō Railway extends its route past Hiroshima Station.[2]
- December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese National Railways as a part of railway nationalization.[2]
- December 1, 1934: Gantoku Line begins operation.
- September, 1969: Present station building begins to be used.
- March 10, 1975: The San'yō Shinkansen stops here for the first time.
- April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways.
- September 6, 2014: New station building for convetional lines is in use.[3]
- December 12, 2020: The West Express Ginga starts stopping at the station.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 6270 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Shunan City Hall
- Shunan City Central Library
- Shunan City Art Museum
- Shunan City Tokuyama Zoo
Famous Ekiben
edit- Anago-meshi - kabayaki eel over rice
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ a b 石野, 哲 (October 1, 1998). 『停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 II』. JTB. p. 232. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ 井上, 秀人 (September 7, 2014). "JR徳山駅:南北自由通路、在来線口の橋上駅舎が完成 列車の到着音、まどさんの童謡に". Mainichi Shimbun.
- ^ "「WEST EXPRESS 銀河」山陽方面への運行詳細について" (PDF). JR West. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)