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Tosu Station

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Location
  
Tosu, Saga Japan

Address
  
Japan

Phone
  
+81 942-82-2020

Operated by
  
JR Kyushu

Opened
  
1889

Tosu Station

Line(s)
  
Kagoshima Main Line Nagasaki Main Line

Similar
  
Shin‑Tosu Station, Hizen‑Yamaguchi Station, Tashiro Station, Saga Station, Nagasaki Station

Jr kyushu series 800 shinkansen entering shin tosu station


Tosu Station (鳥栖駅, Tosu-eki) is a railway station in Tosu, Saga, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It forms the junction between the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line.

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Jr at tosu station on the jr kagoshima main line and nagasaki main line


Station 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 "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and an automatic ticket machine.

Limited express trains

  • Ariake
  • Huis Ten Bosch
  • Kamome
  • Midori
  • Yufu/Yufu DX/Yufuinnomori

    • Adjacent stations

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    Surrounding area

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

    • Bus routes

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

    • 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 Government Railways.
  • August 11, 1945 - A large-scale air raid destroys the station, though the main building 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 opens.

    • References

    Tosu Station Wikipedia
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