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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.

Shin-Tamana Station 新玉名駅
Shin-Tamana Station in March 2011
General information
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
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Kumamoto towards Kagoshima-Chūō Kyushu Shinkansen Sakura Tsubame Shin-Ōmuta towards Hakata
Location
Shin-Tamana Station Location within Japan

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 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

• Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
• National Route 208

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• JR Kyushu - Shin-Tamana Station (in Japanese)

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