Tokuyama Station

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Operated by JR West Opened 1897		Address Japan Phone +81 570-002-486

Location Miyuki-dōri 2, Shūnan, YamaguchiJapan Line(s) Sanyō ShinkansenSanyō Main LineGantoku Line Similar Shin‑Yamaguchi Station, Iwakuni Station, Shinnan‑yō Station, Kushigahama Station, Hōfu Station

Tokuyama station

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.

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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.

Adjacent stations

West Japan Railway (JR West)

█ Sanyō ShinkansenShin-Iwakuni - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi█ Sanyō Main LineKushigahama - Tokuyama - Shinnan'yō█ Gantoku LineKushigahama - Tokuyama

References

Tokuyama Station Wikipedia

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