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Shin-Tosu Station
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Lines Shin-Tosu Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 28.6 kilometers from and 650.9 kilometers from . The station is also served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 2.9 km from the starting point of the line at . Nagasaki Main Line. A short walkway forms the connection between these two platforms, but passengers must pass through the Shinkansen and convention ticket gates to transfer. Station layout The Shinkansen station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Tracks 11 and 14 on the Shinkansen are not normally used. The conventional line has two opposed ground-level side platforms located directly underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Shin-Tosu Station-Shinkansen-Platform 20110914.jpg, Shin-Tosu Station-Shinkansen-Platform Platform of Shin-Tosu Station (Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platforms
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single railway platform, platform is positioned between two railway track, tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway, transitway interchange. Island platforms are sometimes used between the opposite-direction tracks on twin-track route stations as they are cheaper and occupy less area than other arrangements. They are also useful within larger stations, where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be accessed from opposite sides of the same platform instead of side platforms on either side of the tracks, simplifying and speeding transfers between the two tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms on twin-track routes is relatively common when the railway line is in a Cutting (transportation), cutting or raised on an E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform, where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient (trains are usually only boarded from one side) for a single-track line. Layout Where the station is close to a level crossing (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Saga Prefecture
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail line on the northwest part of Kyushu Island that is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The line is informally known as the Nagasaki Shinkansen. The section of the line between and Nagasaki opened on 23 September 2022. It is the shortest Shinkansen high-speed railway line in Japan. The entire line is envisioned to connect to by connecting to the Kyushu Shinkansen line, and potentially become an extension of the San'yō Shinkansen in Honshu. However, as of 2022, the route of the segment east of Takeo-Onsen to Hakata via Saga has yet to be determined, with construction yet to commence. It remains unclear when the entire line will be completed. For the foreseeable future, the ''Relay Kamome'' limited express service will continue to provide a connection to Hakata. Despite only part of the line opening, it provides a significant decrease in travel time between and from approximately 2 hours to 1 hour 30 minutes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huis Ten Bosch (train)
The is a limited express A limited express is a type of express train or express bus service that stops at fewer locations compared to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese ... train service operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan. It runs between Hakata Station in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and Huis Ten Bosch Station, the station for the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki. Trains are coupled with '' Midori'' services between Hakata and . History ''Huis Ten Bosch'' services started on 25 March 1992. References Named passenger trains of Japan Railway services introduced in 1992 Kyushu Railway Company {{Rail-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midori (train)
The is a limited express train service which runs between and in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Service pattern ''Midori'' services operate between and . Trains are Railway coupling, coupled with ''Huis Ten Bosch (train), Huis Ten Bosch'' services between Hakata and . In the past, services were also combined with some ''Kamome (train), Kamome'' services between Hakata and (now renamed to Kōhoku Station (Saga), Kōhoku Station). Rolling stock Services are formed of 4-car 783 series electric multiple unit (EMU) sets with Green car (first class) accommodation. As of 2022, 787 series (JR Kyushu), 787 series and 885 series trains are also used for Midori services to Hakata. Formations Services are normally formed of 4- or 8-car 783 series EMU formations as shown below. All cars are no-smoking. 4-car formations 8-car formations History The ''Midori'' name was first used from 1 October 1961 on limited express services operating between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamome
is a limited express train service operated by JR Kyushu in Japan. It operates between Hakata and Nagasaki on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line. ''Kamome'' means seagull in Japanese. As of 23 September 2022, the name was inherited by the new Shinkansen service to Nagasaki, at which point the remaining limited express services between Takeo-Onsen and Hakata were renamed ''Relay Kamome''. History The ''Kamome'' name (written as "") was first used from 1 July 1937 on limited express trains operating between Tokyo and Kobe. This service continued until February 1943. The name (written as "") was subsequently revived from 15 March 1953 for use on limited express services operating between Kyoto and Hakata. This service was discontinued in March 1975 with the completion of the Sanyō Shinkansen to Hakata. On 1 July 1976, with the electrification of the Nagasaki Main Line, services resumed (initially between Kokura and Nagasaki, later between Hakata and Nagasaki) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Express
A limited express is a type of express train or express bus service that stops at fewer locations compared to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun ; ; often abbreviated as , though some operators translate the word differently. There are two types of limited express trains: inter-city rail, intercity, and commuter rail, commuter. The former type of limited express trains generally use long-distance coaches, equipped better than other ordinary express trains, including reserved seating, dining cars, food and beverage cars, and "green cars" (first class cars). The latter type of limited express train usually incurs no surcharge, but seating is usually first-come, first-served, since this type of train uses commuter train coaches. Both types of trains travel faster and stop at fewer stations. Until 1972, the ''Hikari (train), Hikari'' on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Platforms
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a railway platform, platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or bus rapid transit, transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform, where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or Subway (crossing), tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient (trains are usually only boarded from one side) for a single-track line. Layou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagasaki Main Line
The , or simply known as the Nagasaki Line, is a railway line owned by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) connecting Tosu Station in Saga Prefecture to Nagasaki Station in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. There is a separate branch of this line from Kikitsu Station to Urakami Station by way of Nagayo Station and the Nagasaki Tunnel, avoiding a long detour. Route data *Operators and route length: ** JR Kyushu (services and tracks) ***Tosu - Nagasaki: ***Kikitsu - Nagayo - Urakami: ** JR Freight (services) ***Tosu - Nagasaki: *Stations: 41 (including seasonal stations) *Double-tracking: **Tosu - Kōhoku **Isahaya - Kikitsu **Urakami - Nagasaki *Electrification: Tosu - Hizen-Hama (20kV AC 60 Hz) * Railway signalling: Automatic * CTC center: Hakata Integrated Operations Center Route description The line is single-tracked between Kōhoku and Isahaya stations due to the coastal geography of the area making double-tracking prohibitively expensive. The "old route" (旧線) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
