- Shin-Yatsushiro Station
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namerom= Shin-Yatsushiro
name= 新八代
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caption= Entrance of Shin-Yatsushiro Station
pref= Kumamoto
city= Yatsushiro
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close= 2004
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operator=JR Kyushu
line=Kagoshima Main Line Kyushu Shinkansen
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bus=nihongo|Shin-Yatsushiro Station|新八代駅|Shin-Yatsushiro eki is a JR Kyushu railway station located in Yatsushiro,Kumamoto Prefecture ,Japan .The station opened on
March 13 ,2004 , to coincide with the opening of a section of theKyushu Shinkansen . The Kyushu Shinkansen "Tsubame" is currently operational from Shin-Yatushiro to Kagoshima-Chuo station inKagoshima ; it will eventually extend north toHakata station in Fukuoka and join with theSanyo Shinkansen line.Shin-Yatsushiro also serves regular JR
Kagoshima Line trains. A special elevated spur runs from north of the station to the Shinkansen platform. Currently, this spur is used only by "Relay Tsubame" limited express trains from Hakata, and is designed to facilitate an easy and fast connection between the "Relay Tsubame" train and the "Tsubame" shinkansen train on the same platform.
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