Shin-Tosu Station

Location
	Shin-Tosu Station Location within Saga Prefecture Shin-Tosu Station Shin-Tosu Station (Kyushu) Shin-Tosu Station Shin-Tosu Station (Japan)

JH 02 Shin-Tosu Station

新鳥栖駅
JH 02 Shin-Tosu Station; 新鳥栖駅
	Shin-Tosu Station in March 2011
General information
Location	220-2 Harakogacho, Tosu-shi, Saga-ken; Japan
Coordinates	33°22′13″N 130°29′28″E / 33.370278°N 130.491111°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyūshū Shinkansen; Nagasaki Line;
Distance	28.6 km from Hakata
Platforms	2 island platforms (Shinkansen), 2 side platforms (conventional lines)
Tracks	6 (4 Shinkansen, 2 conventional)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Shinkansen); At grade (conventional line)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JH02
History
Opened	12 March 2011
Passengers
FY2022	1061
Services
Shinkansen
Local
Location
Location
	Shin-Tosu Station Location within Saga Prefecture Shin-Tosu Station Shin-Tosu Station (Kyushu) Shin-Tosu Station Shin-Tosu Station (Japan)

Shin-Tosu Station (新鳥栖駅, Shin-Tosu-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). ^[1]^[2]

Lines

Shin-Tosu Station under construction in July 2007

Shin-Tosu Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 28.6 kilometers from Hakata and 650.9 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. The station is also served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 2.9 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.^[3] Nagasaki Main Line. A short walkway forms the connection between these two platforms, but passengers must pass through the Shinkansen and convention ticket gates to transfer.^[4]

Station layout

Shin-Tosu Station under construction from East Entrance on 21 March 2010

The Shinkansen station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Tracks 11 and 14 on the Shinkansen are not normally used.^[4] The conventional line has two opposed ground-level side platforms located directly underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. ^[3]^[2]

Tracks
1	■Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch	for Tosu and Hakata
1	■Nagasaki Main Line	for Tosu
2	■Limited express: Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch	for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, Nagasaki, Sasebo, and Huis Ten Bosch
2	■Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, Isahaya
11,12	Kyūshū Shinkansen	for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
13,14	Kyushu Shinkansen	for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

Shin-Tosu Station-Shinkansen-Platform
Nagasaki Main Line Platform

History

The name of the station was officially announced by JR Kyushu on December 17, 2010.^[5] Shin-Tosu Station opened for revenue service on March 12, 2011. The station is planned to be the junction point between the Kyushu Shinkansen and Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen once the latter line's extension opens.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1064 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 126th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[6]

Surrounding area

On the east side (along Prefectural Road 31 and Fukuoka Prefectural Road/Saga Prefectural Road 17 Kurume Kiyama-Chikushino Line), many suburban stores have been located since before the station opened. To the west is a quiet residential area.

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "新鳥栖駅" [Shin-Tosu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ ^a ^b Misawa, Manabu (January 2010). "東北新幹線・九州新幹線建設状況最新レポート". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 309. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 29–35.
^ JR Kyushu News Release (December 17, 2010) Archived December 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on December 18, 2010 (in Japanese)
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.