Timetable information
Weekday departures: 45/day · Sat & holiday departures: 45/day
First / last departure (weekday): 6:26 / 23:32
Busiest hour: 20:00–21:00 (5)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 17 April 2026.
Adjacent stations
- Kyushu Shinkansen: Chikugo Funagoya ⇄ New Tamana
Location
History
Shin-Ōmuta Station opened on 12 March 2011 as a Kyushu Shinkansen stop in northeastern Ōmuta, about 7 km from the city's principal station, Ōmuta. The site had been published in 1984 as part of JNR's outline for the Kagoshima route; the government formally approved construction between Funagoya signal station and Yatsushiro in January 1998, and elevated-viaduct work near the station began on 15 July 2006. JR Kyushu confirmed the name "Shin-Ōmuta" in April 2008, a local proposal for "Ōmuta Daijayama" having been submitted to the city in 2006. The station's tourist plaza, on the north side of the free passageway, opened on 16 March 2013. Platform staffing was discontinued on 11 March 2017, and the Kiosk closed on 28 March 2018.
Notes
A stone statue of Dan Takuma, 7.3 metres tall including its pedestal, was erected in front of the station to mark its opening.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: れお (Talk) · CC0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-22