Tokuyama Station
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is operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi
, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen
and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as the western terminus of Gantoku Line
. It is located in central Shūnan, with the Tokuyama Port and the city office within walking distance.
s and one island platform
serving the Sanyō Main Line, and part of one island platform serving the Gantoku line. These are located on the north east side of the station. The Shinkansen tracks are elevated and located on the south west side of the station.
Each of the platforms is connected by an overpass at the southeast end of the station.
Shunan, Yamaguchi
is a city located in east central Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 21, 2003, merging two former cities, Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō and two towns, Kano and Kumage....
, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Shinkansen
The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as the western terminus of Gantoku Line
Gantoku Line
The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture....
. It is located in central Shūnan, with the Tokuyama Port and the city office within walking distance.
History
- September 25, 1897: Station opens
- December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
as a part of railway nationalizationRailway Nationalization ActThe brought many of Japan's private railway lines under national control. The Diet of Japan promulgated the Act on March 31, 1906. The Act was repealed by Article 110 of the Japan National Railway Reform Act of 1988, which formed the modern Japan Railways Group.... - December 1, 1934: Gantoku LineGantoku LineThe is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company in western Japan connecting Iwakuni Station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kushigahama Station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture....
begins operation - September, 1969: Present station building begins to be used
- March 10, 1975: The Sanyō ShinkansenSanyō ShinkansenThe is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
stops here for the first time - April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
Layout
The station has five regular tracks (for the Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line) and two Shinkansen tracks, with two side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s and one island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving the Sanyō Main Line, and part of one island platform serving the Gantoku line. These are located on the north east side of the station. The Shinkansen tracks are elevated and located on the south west side of the station.
Each of the platforms is connected by an overpass at the southeast end of the station.
Platforms
Adjacent stations
West Japan Railway (JR West)- █ Sanyō Shinkansen
- Shin-IwakuniShin-Iwakuni Stationis a train station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...
- Tokuyama - Shin-YamaguchiShin-Yamaguchi Stationis a station operated by West Japan Railway Company in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō Main Line, and serves as termini of Yamaguchi Line and Ube Line...
- Shin-Iwakuni
- █ Sanyō Main Line
- KushigahamaKushigahama Stationis operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and serves as the transfer point between Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line. It is located in the Tokuyama part of Shūnan, with Taikazan and the located nearby.-History:*February 11, 1928: Station opens...
- Tokuyama - Shinnan'yō
- Kushigahama
- █ Gantoku Line
- KushigahamaKushigahama Stationis operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and serves as the transfer point between Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line. It is located in the Tokuyama part of Shūnan, with Taikazan and the located nearby.-History:*February 11, 1928: Station opens...
- Tokuyama
- Kushigahama