Tashiro Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
in Tosu City
, Saga prefecture
, Japan
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|colspan=5|Kyūshū Railway Company
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Tosu City
Tosu, Saga
is a city located in the east part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Overview:Tosu is one of the major transportation hubs of Kyūshū. Its main train station is Tosu Station which connects the Nagasaki Main Line and the Kagoshima Main Line. There is also a junction connecting the...
, Saga prefecture
Saga Prefecture
is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Tracks
| 1 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | for ,,, and |
| 2 | ■Kagoshima Main Line | for , and |
Environs
- Tosu Freight Terminal Station (Station of the JR Freight,It is added to the back of this station.)
- Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Kyushu Head Office
History
- December 11, 1889 - Open for Business at the time of Kyushu RailwayKyushu Railwaywas a company that built and operated railways in Kyushu, one of four main islands of Japan. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1907, and many are now operated by Kyushu Railway Company.-Outline:...
opens track between Hakata Station and Chitosegawa temporary Station. - July 1, 1907 - Railways nationalize and the station becomes part of Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
. - April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and the station is inherited by JR Kyushu.
- March 18, 2006 - Tosu Freight Terminal Station opens in the back of this station.
Adjacent stations
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