Tosu Station

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Tosu Station

Tosu Station (鳥栖駅, Tosu-eki^?) is a train station in Tosu city, Saga prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the point where the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line intersect. The daily average of passengers using this station is about 13,000 people.

1 Layout
2 Limited Express Trains
3 Environs
4 Bus routes
5 History
6 Adjacent stations

[edit] Layout

It is an above ground station with six tracks, three island platforms and two underground passageways connecting them with the station building. The current station building was built in March, 1911 and is the second iteration of Tosu Station. The iron bars which support the platform roofs were manufactured in the Meiji era. It has a MARS terminal and an automatic ticket machine.

Tracks
1	■Limited express: Ariake	To Hakata・Kokura
	■Limited express: Relay Tsubame, Ariake	To Hakata
	■Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch
	■Limited express: Yufu・Yufu DX・Yufuin-no-mori
	■Overnight: Hayabusa	To Nagoya・Tokyo
	■Kagoshima Main Line	To Futsukaichi・Hakata・Kokura・Mojikō
2	■Kagoshima Main Line	To Futsukaichi・Hakata・Kokura・Mojikō
	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Saga・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Isahaya
	■Kyūdai Main Line	To Chikugoyoshii・Hita
3	■Limited express: Kamome, Midori	To Hakata
	■Kagoshima Main Line	To Hakata・Kokura／To Kurume・Ōmuta
	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Saga・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Isahaya
4	■Kagoshima Main Line	To Hakata・Kokura／To Kurume・Ōmuta
4	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Saga・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Isahaya
5	■Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis ten Bosch	To Saga・Nagasaki・Sasebo・Huis Ten Bosch
	■Kagoshima Main Line	To Kurume・Ōmuta・Arao
	■Nagasaki Main Line	To Saga・Hizen-Yamaguchi・Isahaya・Haiki
6	■Limited express: Relay Tsubame, Ariake	To Ōmuta・Kumamoto・Shin-Yatsushiro・(Shinkansen transfer) Kagoshima-chūō
	■Limited express: Yufu・Yufu DX・Yufuinnomori	To Hita・Yufuin・Ōita
	■Overnight: Hayabusa	To Kumamoto
	■Kagoshima Main Line	To Kurume・Ōmuta・Arao

[edit] Limited Express Trains

Tosu Station platforms

Ariake
Relay Tsubame
Hayabusa
Huis Ten Bosch
Kamome
Midori
Yufu/Yufu DX/Yufuinnomori

[edit] Environs

Coordinates: 33°22′25″N, 130°31′9″E

Tosu Stadium (home to Division 2 J. League team Sagan Tosu)
Tosu Premium Outlets (15 minutes by bus)
Saga Racetrack (13 minutes by bus)

[edit] Bus routes

Nishitetsu Bus Saga
- To Tosu city proper, Kurume Station (Nishitetsu), Kiyama, Metabara, Kanzaki
- To Ogōri Station (Nishitetsu)
- To Tosu Premium Outlets

[edit] History

December 11, 1889 - Kyushu Railway opens track between Hakata Station and Chitose Station. Tosu Station is one of the first train stations in Kyūshū.
August 20, 1891 - Track from Tosu Station to Saga Station opens.
July 1, 1907 - Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese National Railways.
August 11, 1945 - A large-scale air raid destroys the station, though the bookstore is saved.
April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu and JR Freight.
March 18, 2006 - JR Freight discontinues use of the station. Tosu Freight Terminal Station opens.