Shin-Tamana Station

Shin-Tamana Station (新玉名駅, Shin-Tamana-eki) is a railway station on the Kyushu Shinkansen in Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened on March 12, 2011.

Shin-Tamana Station

新玉名駅
Shin-Tamana Station in March 2011
LocationTamana, Tamana, Kumamoto
Japan
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyushu Shinkansen
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Opened12 March 2011
Location
Shin-Tamana Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Shin-Tamana Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed railway line which operates between Hakata in Fukuoka Prefecture and Kagoshima-Chūō in Kagoshima Prefecture. Shin-Tamana Station is served by Tsubame stopping services, but a small number of limited-stop direct Sakura services to and from Shin-Osaka also stop here.

Layout
The platforms in March 2011

The station has two opposed side platforms, serving two tracks.

Platforms
11 ■ Kyushu Shinkansen for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
12 ■ Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

From October 2015, JR Kyushu plans to remove platform operating staff from the station as a cost-cutting exercise. This will become the first shinkansen station to operate without staff present on the platforms. This is possible due to the relatively straight platforms and the low passenger usage figures of around 1,000 passengers daily.[1]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kyushu Shinkansen
Mizuho: Does not stop at this station
Sakura: Does not stop at this station
Shin-Ōmuta   Tsubame   Kumamoto

History

The station opened on 12 March 2011, coinciding with the opening of the first section of the Kyushu Shinkansen between Hakata and Shin-Yatsushiro.

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 九州新幹線の新玉名駅ホームが無人化へ [Platforms to be de-staffed at Shin-Tamana Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkan Sports News. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

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