Tokuyama Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan. It is operated by JR West. It is located in central Shūnan, with the Tokuyama Port and the city office within walking distance.

Lines

Tokuyama Station is served by the San'yō Shinkansen and is 430.1 kilometers from and 982.7 km from . It is also served San'yō Main Line, and is located 414.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and is the western terminus of the 47.1 kilometer Gantoku Line to .

Station layout

The San'yō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms on the outer edge, with two tracks in the middle for through trains on the third floor of the station building. Station facilities are located on the second floor, and the conventional lines have two side platforms and one island platform with a cutout, serving a total of six tracks on the ground level. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

• September 25, 1897: Station opens as the San'yō Railway extends its route past Hiroshima Station.
• 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 San'yō Shinkansen stops here for the first time.
• April 1, 1987: Station operation is taken over by JR West after privatization of Japanese National Railways.
• September 6, 2014: New station building for conventional lines is in use.
• December 12, 2020: The West Express Ginga starts stopping at the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 6270 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Shunan City Hall
• Shunan City Central Library
• Shunan City Art Museum
• Shunan City Tokuyama Zoo

Famous Ekiben

• Anago-meshi - kabayaki eel over rice

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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