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Tamana Station

Coordinates: 32°55′33″N 130°32′53″E / 32.9257°N 130.5480°E / 32.9257; 130.5480
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Tamana Station

玉名駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Tamana Station in 2006
General information
Location1046 Naka, Tamana-shi, Kumamoto-ken 865-0064
Japan
Coordinates32°55′33″N 130°32′53″E / 32.9257°N 130.5480°E / 32.9257; 130.5480
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance168.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1891 (1891-04-01)
Previous namesTakase (until 10 April 1956)
Passengers
FY20201971 daily
Rank73rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Higo-Ikura
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line Ōnoshimo
towards Mojikō
Location
Tamana Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Tamana Station
Tamana Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Tamana Station is located in Japan
Tamana Station
Tamana Station
Tamana Station (Japan)
Map

Tamana Station (玉名駅, Tamana-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 168.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3]

Layout

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The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks at grade. The station building is a concrete structure of modern design and houses a kiosk, an enclosed waiting room and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Platforms

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1   Kagoshima Main Line for Kumamoto
2, 3   Kagoshima Main Line for Ōmuta, Kurume and Tosu

History

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The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by February 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kurume. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south with this station opening as the new southern terminus on 1 April 1891 with the name Takase. On 1 July 1891, it became a through-station when the track was further extended to Kumamoto. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. On 10 April 1956, the station was renamed Tamana. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1971 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 73rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "玉名" [Tamana]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 18, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "熊本支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kumamoto Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ^ "玉名駅" [Tamana Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 25 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 683. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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