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{{Quote|Welcome to Tosche Station. If you are looking to get the most out of your speeder I have what you need.|[[Cuan Talon]], to a spacer|Star Wars Galaxies}}
'''Tosche Station''' was a power and distribution station located outside the town of [[Anchorhead/Legends|Anchorhead]] on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]. It was the power source of a number of surrounding cities, via dozens of sturdy underground cables. It stocked useful supplies for the local [[Moisture farmer/Legends|moisture farmers]] such as [[Power converter/Legends|power converters]]. The station also provided services such as vehicle repairs and equipment recharging.

==History==
{{Quote|But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters!"<br />"You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done.|Luke Skywalker and [[Owen Lars/Legends|Owen Lars]]|audio=Tosche_Station.ogg|Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope}}
[[File:Tosche_station_interior.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Inside Tosche Station in [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]].]]
The station was named after its owner [[Merl Tosche/Legends|Merl Tosche]], who rarely visited. Tosche's frequent absence meant that the station was usually managed by [[Laze Loneozner/Legends|Laze "Fixer" Loneozner]]. As a result, it became a popular gathering place for local youths such as [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] and [[Biggs Darklighter/Legends|Biggs Darklighter]].

Fixer spent most of his time at Tosche Station working on building an illegal [[Podracer/Legends|podracer]] from spare parts, which he then planned to sell in [[Mos Espa/Legends|Mos Espa]] to earn [[Currency/Legends|money]] for his wedding with his girlfriend [[Camie Loneozner|Camie]].

Shortly before the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]], Luke came to Tosche Station to tell Biggs that he saw a [[Battle of Tatooine (Galactic Civil War)|battle]] taking place above Tatooine, and was subsequently ridiculed.

After the Battle of Yavin, Tosche Station was run by the [[Bothan/Legends|Bothan]] [[Cuan Talon]].<ref name="SWG:TS">{{SWGcite|exp=SK|type=class|Legacy|Tosche Station|Tatooine}}</ref> Circa [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]],<ref name="TRoD">{{SWG|The Ruins of Dantooine}}</ref> the Station warehouse manager [[Janus]] was killed by [[Desert Demons]] after his [[Speeder bike/Legends|speeder bike]] broke down in the desert. In the meantime, spacers hired by [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Arlan Barrezz|Barrezz]] as well as [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel]] [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Carh'la Bastra|Bastra]] approached Cuan as they were both looking for a droid recently acquired by Janus from [[Jawa/Legends|Jawas]].<ref name="SWG:TS" /> At the same time, wild creatures dug up and damaged the underground power cables, causing a blackout in the [[City/Legends|city]] of [[Bestine (city)/Legends|Bestine]]. Fixer was forced to hire hunters to destroy the creatures in the area to make way for repairs.<ref name="Star Wars Galaxies - mission terminals">''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' - information from mission terminals</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
[[File:ToscheStation-Insider35.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The original filming location. Diagram reflects old "Toshi" spelling.]]
Tosche Station was supposed to appear in [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']], but was cut from the film. The scene was, however, released in the deleted scenes of the special features of the Blu-Ray release of the original trilogy. The scene shows [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] telling his friends, including [[Biggs Darklighter/Legends|Biggs Darklighter]] and [[Laze Loneozner/Legends|Fixer]], about a space battle he saw above the planet.

The filming location is locally known as [[Sidi Jemour]], on the Island of [[Djerba]], [[Tunisia]].

In older sources such as the comic [[Star Wars (1977) 31|''Star Wars'' (1977) 31]] and [[Star Wars Insider 35|''Star Wars Insider'' 35]] and the original script to Episode IV ''A New Hope'', it is spelled "Toshi Station."

The station also appears in the training mission in the [[2001]] [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'' and the [[2003]] video game ''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''.

==Appearances==
[[File:Tosche Station - TMOSW.jpg|250px|thumb|Set photo of the deleted Tosche Station scene]]
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Star Wars (1998) 7|''Star Wars'' (1998) 7]] {{Mo}}
*''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]'' {{Mo}}
*{{Tales|15|Falling Star}} {{Mo}}
*[[Empire 8|''Empire'' 8]]
*''[[A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{Mo}}
*''[[Star Wars: A Storybook]]'' {{Mo}} {{ID|Toshi Station}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 1|''Star Wars'' (1977) 1]]
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'' {{Nc}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]'' {{Nc}}
*{{Tales|19|The Rebel Club}} {{Ncm}}
*''[[Rebel Force: Renegade]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 31|''Star Wars'' (1977) 31]] {{Mo}}
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}
*{{SonyCite|url=en_US/players/content.vm?page=A%20Trail%20in%20the%20Desert&resource=features|text=A Trail in the Desert |archivedate=20060320172416}}
*[[Darksaber (novel)|''Darksaber'']] {{Mo}}
*''[[Planet of Twilight]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Darth Vader and Son]]'' {{Ncm}}

==Sources==
[[File:ITW_Tosche_Station.jpg|thumb|250px|Tosche Station cutaway.]]
*{{Topps|set=1977 Topps Star Wars Series 2|cardname=Luke Skywalker on Tatooine|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/72964/cid/5255371/1977-Topps-Star-Wars-74-Luke-Skywalker-on-Tatooine|archivedate=20201105152225}} {{Po}}
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]''
*''[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]''
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine]]''
*[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[Star Wars Technical Journal]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*[[Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995 toy line)|''Star Wars: The Power of the Force'' (1995)]]
*''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]''
*''[[The Illustrated Star Wars Universe]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Chronicles]]''
*{{InsiderCite|35|Anchorhead: The Lost Scenes}}
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*{{FFCite|9|ELE1, ''Electrobinoculars''}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20010621a2|text=A Night at Tosche Station|int=A Night at Tosche Station|archivedate=20091015130954}}
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''
*{{FFCite|69|CRI2, ''Crisis on the Tantive IV''}} {{Po}}
*{{FFCite|72|TAT41-42, ''Tatooine - Anchorhead and Tosche Station''}}
*{{FFCite|74|TAT46, ''Obi'Wan's Home''}}
*''[[Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy]]''
*{{Topps|set=2007 Topps Star Wars 30th Anniversary|cardname=At the Power Station|link=https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/75142/cid/5333133/2007-Topps-Star-Wars-30th-Anniversary-109-At-the-Power-Station|archivedate=20220126184137}}
*{{SWGTCG|set=Champions of the Force (SWGTCG)|text=Champions of the Force|cardname=Lars' Homestead}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/photoreceptor/2004/12/photoreceptor20041201.html|text=Cool Reception}}
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/galactic/2005/11/galactic20051107.html|text=Power Point Presentation}}
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Dramatis Personae]]''
*{{InsiderCite|128|A Blu Hope!}}
*''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''
*{{FFCite|y=2014|74|TAT44, Anchorhead}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{SWGWiki|Tosche Station}}

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|ru=Станция Тоша
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[[Category:Tatooine locations]]