Shin-Tamana Station

Shin-Tamana Station

新玉名駅
Shin-Tamana Station; 新玉名駅
	Shin-Tamana Station in March 2011
Location	Tamana, Tamana, Kumamoto; Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyushu Shinkansen
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
History
Opened	12 March 2011
Services
Location
	Shin-Tamana Station Location within Japan

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.

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]

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[]

References[]

^ 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.