Tokuyama Station

Infobox japan station | namerom = Tokuyama
name = 徳山


pref = Yamaguchi
city = Shūnan
address = Miyuki-dōri 2
open = 1897
line = Sanyō Shinkansen
Sanyō Main Line
Gantoku Line
operator = JR West

nihongo|Tokuyama Station|徳山駅|Tokuyama Eki is operated by JR West in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, and is a stopping point for the Sanyō Shinkansen and the Sanyō 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.

History

*September 25, 1897: Station opens
*December 1, 1906: Station is transferred to Japanese National Railways as a part of railway nationalization
*December 1, 1934: Gantoku Line begins operation
*September, 1969: Present station building begins to be used
*March 10, 1975: The Sanyō Shinkansen stops here for the first time
*April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways

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

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Adjacent stations

West Japan Railway (JR West): █ Sanyō Shinkansen:: Shin-Iwakuni - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi: █ Sanyō Main Line:: Kushigahama - Tokuyama - Shinnan'yō: █ Gantoku Line:: Kushigahama - Tokuyama

External links

*ja icon [http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0800638 JR West]
*ja icon [http://www.city.shunan.lg.jp/ Shūnan City]