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 area 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 after a local proposal for "Ōmuta Daijayama" was rejected. The bilingual 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.
History summarized from Japanese & English Wikipedia · last reviewed 2026-05-22.
Notes
A statue of Mitsui Mining engineer Dan Takuma, 7.3 metres tall including its pedestal, was erected in front of the station to mark its opening, recognising his role in the modernisation of the local coal industry.