Shin-Ōmuta Station

Shin-Ōmuta Station

新大牟田駅
Shin-Ōmuta Station
General information
Location2509-3 Iwamoto, Ōmuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken 837-0913
Japan
Coordinates33°04′16″N 130°29′20″E / 33.071111°N 130.488889°E / 33.071111; 130.488889
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s) Kyūshū Shinkansen
Distance69.3 km (43.1 mi) from Hakata
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened12 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-12)
Passengers
FY2021389
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shin-Tamana Kyūshū Shinkansen
Sakura
Tsubame
Chikugo-Funagoya
towards Hakata
Location
Shin-Ōmuta Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Shin-Ōmuta Station
Shin-Ōmuta Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Shin-Ōmuta Station is located in Japan
Shin-Ōmuta Station
Shin-Ōmuta Station
Shin-Ōmuta Station (Japan)
Map

Shin-Ōmuta Station (新大牟田駅, Shin-Ōmuta-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). [1]

Lines

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Shin-Ōmuta Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 59.3 km from the starting point of the line at Hakata and 691.6 kilometers from Shin-Osaka.[2]

Layout

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The station consists of two elevated side platforms and two tracks. There are no passing lines, and platform screen doors are installed for safety. The station building has a three-story structure, with brick-style tiles on the first floor inspired by the heritage of modernization, and gently waving exterior walls on the second and third floors, expressing the wind blowing into the future.The ticket gate and waiting room are on the 1st floor, and the platforms are on the 3rd floor. On the opposite side (north side) of the free passageway from the ticket gate and waiting room is the Shin-Omuta Station Tourist Plaza.

Platforms

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11   Kyūshū Shinkansen for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
12   Kyūshū Shinkansen for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

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The station was on 12 March 2011.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 364 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Omuta City Yoshino Elementary School

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 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. 10, 65–66. ISBN 9784062951654.
  3. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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