Tokuyama Station
Tokuyama Station 徳山駅 | |
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| Station building with large sign of Asahi Breweries | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi (See other stations in Yamaguchi) |
| City | Shūnan |
| Neighborhood etc. | Miyuki-dōri 2 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1897 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR West |
| Line(s) | Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line Gantoku Line |
Tokuyama Station (徳山駅 Tokuyama-eki) 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.
History
- September 25, 1897: Station opens
- December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese National Railways as a part of railway nationalization
- December 1, 1934: Gantoku Line begins operation
- September, 1969: Present station building begins to be used
- March 10, 1975: The Sanyō Shinkansen stops here for the first time
- April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways
Layout
The station has five regular tracks (for the Sanyō Main Line and the Gantoku Line) and two Shinkansen tracks, with two side platforms 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.
Platforms
| 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 |
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| 4 | ■Sanyō Main Line | for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
| 5 | ■Sanyō Main Line | for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki |
| 6 | ■Sanyō Shinkansen | for Hiroshima, Shin-Ōsaka, Tokyo |
| 7 | ■Sanyō Shinkansen | for Kokura, Hakata, Kumamoto, Kagoshima-Chūō |
Adjacent stations
West Japan Railway (JR West)
- █ Sanyō Shinkansen
- Shin-Iwakuni - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi
- █ Sanyō Main Line
- Kushigahama - Tokuyama - Shinnan'yō
- █ Gantoku Line
- Kushigahama - Tokuyama
External links
- (Japanese) JR West
- (Japanese) Shūnan City
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Coordinates: 34°03′05″N 131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E