Tokuyama Station

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Tokuyama Station 徳山駅
Station building with large sign of Asahi Breweries
Location	Miyuki-dōri 2, Shūnan, Yamaguchi Japan
Coordinates	34°03′05″N 131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E / 34.051358; 131.802486Coordinates: 34°03′05″N 131°48′09″E / 34.051358°N 131.802486°E / 34.051358; 131.802486
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen ■ Sanyo Main Line ■ Gantoku Line
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1897
Location
Tokuyama Station Location within Japan

Tokuyama Station (徳山駅, Tokuyama-eki) is a railway station in Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by JR West and is a stopping point for the San'yō Shinkansen and the San'yō 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.

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[]

Adjacent stations[]

█ Sanyō Shinkansen

Shin-Iwakuni - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi

█ Sanyō Main Line

Kushigahama - Tokuyama - Shinnan'yō

█ Gantoku Line

Kushigahama - Tokuyama

History[]

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• 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 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

Famous Ekiben[]

• Anago-meshi - kabayaki eel over rice

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tokuyama Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)