Tokuyama Station

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Tokuyama Station

徳山駅
West Japan Railway - Tokuyama Station - 01.JPG
Station building with large sign of Asahi Breweries
Japanese name
Shinjitai 徳山駅
Kyūjitai 德山驛
Hiragana とくやまえき
General information
LocationMiyuki-dōri 2, Shūnan City
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates 34°03′05″N131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E / 34.051358; 131.802486 Coordinates: 34°03′05″N131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E / 34.051358; 131.802486
Operated by JR logo (west).svg JR West
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms (Shinknasen)
1 island platform and 1 side platform (conventional line)
Tracks5 (2 Shinkansen, 3 conventional lines)
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Shinkansen), At grade (conventional line)
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened25 September 1897;125 years ago (1897-09-25)
Services
Preceding station JR logo (west).svg JR West Following station
Shin-Yamaguchi
towards Hakata
San'yō Shinkansen Hiroshima
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Iwakuni
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Shin-Yamaguchi
towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami
San'yō Shinkansen
Location
Yamaguchi geolocalisation.svg
Red pog.svg
Tokuyama Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
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Red pog.svg
Tokuyama Station
Tokuyama Station (Japan)

Tokuyama Station (徳山駅, Tokuyama-eki) is a railway station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by JR West and is a stopping point for the San'yō Shinkansen and the San'yō 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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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 Linefor Yanai, Iwakuni, Hiroshima
3     Gantoku Linefor Suō-Takamori, Kuga, Iwakuni
     Sanyō Main Line (sometimes used)for Yanai, Iwakuni, Hiroshima
for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki
4     Sanyō Main Linefor Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki
5     Sanyō Main Linefor Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki
6 Shinkansen jrw.svg  Sanyō Shinkansenfor Hiroshima, Shin-Ōsaka, Tokyo
7 Shinkansen jrw.svg  Sanyō Shinkansenfor Kokura, Hakata, Kumamoto, Kagoshima-Chūō

Adjacent stations

Sanyō Main Line
Kushigahama - Tokuyama - Shinnan'yō
Gantoku Line
Kushigahama - Tokuyama

History

Famous Ekiben

See also

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