Tosu Station

Tosu 鳥栖
File:Tosu Station.JPG
Location	Tosu, Saga Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kagoshima Main Line Nagasaki Main Line
History
Opened	1889

Tosu Station (鳥栖駅, Tosu-eki) is a railway station in Tosu, Saga, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It forms the junction between the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line.

Station layout

It is an above ground station with six tracks, three island platforms and two underground passageways connecting them with the station building. The current station building was built in March, 1911 and is the second iteration of Tosu Station. The iron bars which support the platform roofs were manufactured in the Meiji era. It has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and an automatic ticket machine.

Platforms

File:Platform at Tosu Station.JPG

Tosu Station platforms

1	■Limited express Ariake	for Hakata
	■Limited express Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch
	■Limited express Yufuin-no-mori
	■Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi, Hakata, Kokura, and Mojikō
2	■Kagoshima Main Line	for Futsukaichi, Hakata, Kokura, and Mojikō
	■Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Isahaya
	■Kyūdai Main Line	for Chikugo-Yoshii and Hita
3	■Limited express Kamome, Midori	for Hakata
	■Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata and Kokura for Kurume and Ōmuta
	■Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Isahaya
4	■Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata・Kokura／To Kurume・Ōmuta
	■Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, and Isahaya
5	■Limited express Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch	for Saga, Nagasaki, Sasebo, and Huis Ten Bosch
	■Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume, Ōmuta, and Arao
	■Nagasaki Main Line	for Saga, Hizen-Yamaguchi, Isahaya, and Haiki
6	■Limited express Ariake	for Ōmuta and Kumamoto
	■Limited express Yufu, Yufu DX, Yufuinnomori	for Hita, Yufuin, and Ōita
	■Kagoshima Main Line	for Kurume, Ōmuta, and Arao

Limited express trains

• Ariake
• Huis Ten Bosch
• Kamome
• Midori
• Yufu/Yufu DX/Yufuinnomori

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kagoshima Main Line
Kiyama		Limited express	Kurume
Tashiro		Local	Hizen-Asahi
Nagasaki Main Line
Terminus			Shin-Tosu

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Surrounding area

• Tosu Stadium (home to J. League team Sagan Tosu)
• Tosu Premium Outlets (15 minutes by bus)
• Saga Racetrack (13 minutes by bus)

Bus routes

• Nishitetsu Bus Saga
  • To Tosu city center, Kurume Station (Nishitetsu), Kiyama, Metabara, Kanzaki
  • To Ogōri Station (Nishitetsu)
  • To Tosu Premium Outlets

History

• December 11, 1889 - Kyushu Railway opens track between Hakata Station and Chitose Station. Tosu Station is one of the first train stations in Kyūshū.
• August 20, 1891 - Track from Tosu Station to Saga Station opens.
• July 1, 1907 - Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese Government Railways.
• August 11, 1945 - A large-scale air raid destroys the station, though the main building is saved.
• April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu and JR Freight.
• March 18, 2006 - JR Freight discontinues use of the station. Tosu Freight Terminal opens.