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lead=yes is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the junction between the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line.
Besides the local trains of these lines, trains of the following limited express services also stop at the station:
The present station building was built in 1903. An extension in 1911 left the original Meiji era building structure intact. It is one of the oldest existing railway station buildings in Kyushu. Despite its historical value, the Saga City authorities decided, in May 2017, to build a new station building slightly to the south of the existing one. The new building will be a hashigami structure in which the station facilities would be located on a bridge spanning the tracks. The project would take about ten years to complete. The city authorities explained that a new building was necessary due to the limited space available in the present building but that it would consider measures to preserve and repurpose the historic structure.
Station layout
The station consists of three serving six tracks at grade. run between the island platforms and several more passing loops are located to the east, beyond platform 6. Access to the island platforms is by two underground passageways connecting them with the station building. One of the underpasses is served by elevators. A footbridge known as the Rainbow Bridge spans the station plazas to the east and the west of the tracks and is also served by elevators. The station building, is located on the west side of the tracks and houses shops, a waiting area a JR Kyushu ticket window (with Midori no Madoguchi facility) and a JR travel centre. Several udon/soba stands are located in the station, including one on each of the island platforms. A JGR Class 230 steam locomotive (No.268) is on display on the east side of the station.
Platforms
■Limited express Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch ■Limited express Yufuin-no-mori ■Kagoshima Main Line for Futsukaichi, Hakata, Kokura, and Mojikō ■Nagasaki Main Line for Saga Station, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Isahaya Station ■Kyūdai Main Line for Chikugo-Yoshii and Hita Station ■Kagoshima Main Line for Hakata and Kokura
for Kurume Station and Ōmuta■Nagasaki Main Line for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Isahaya ■Nagasaki Main Line for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Isahaya ■Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Ōmuta, and Arao ■Nagasaki Main Line for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, Isahaya, and Haiki ■Limited express Yufu, Yufu DX, Yufuinnomori for Hita, Yufuin Station, and Ōita ■Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Ōmuta, and Arao
Adjacent stations
History
The station was opened on 11 December 1889 by the privately run Kyushu Railway after the construction of a track between and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop with Tosu as one of several intermediate stations on the line. On 20 August 1891, a track was laid from Tosu to . When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi and Nagasaki Main Lines. On 21 November 1909, the Hitoyoshi Main Line was renamed the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 5207 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 26th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.
Surrounding area
Bus routes
See also
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