Kurume Station

JB  17  Kurume Station

久留米駅
Kurume Station in July 2016
General information
Location186 Kyōmachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-0022
Japan
Coordinates33°19′12″N 130°30′05″E / 33.319905°N 130.501431°E / 33.319905; 130.501431
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance
  • 113.9 km (70.8 mi) from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line)
  • 0.0 km (starting point of the Kyūdai Main Line)
  • 32.0 km (19.9 mi) from Hakata (Kyushu Shinkansen)
Platforms2 side platforms (Shinkansen)
2 island platforms and 1 side platform (Conventional lines)
Tracks7 (2 Shinkansen, 5 conventional line)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade (Shinkansen lines elevated)
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 March 1890; 134 years ago (1890-03-01)
Passengers
FY20205430 daily
Rank22nd(among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shinkansen
Kumamoto Kyūshū Shinkansen Hakata
Terminus
Chikugo-Funagoya Kyūshū Shinkansen Shin-Tosu
towards Hakata
Local
Hizen-Asahi
JB  16 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Local
Araki
JB  18 
towards Mojikō
Tosu
JB  15 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Rapid
Terminus Kyūdai Main Line Kurume-Kōkōmae
towards Ōita
Location
Kurume Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kurume Station
Kurume Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kurume Station is located in Kyushu
Kurume Station
Kurume Station
Kurume Station (Kyushu)
Kurume Station is located in Japan
Kurume Station
Kurume Station
Kurume Station (Japan)

Kurume Station (久留米駅, Kurume-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

Kurume Station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 35.7 kilometers from Hakata and 658.0 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. With regards to regular train services, it is served by the Kagoshima Main Line, for which it is 113.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mojikō. It is also the western terminus of the 141.5 kilometer Kyūdai Main Line to Ōita.

Layout

The Shinkansen portion of the station consists of two facing side platforms and two tracks located on the third floor of the station building. There are no passing tracks, and platform safety gates are installed for safety. The conventional line station consists of two island platforms with four tracks and one cutout platform with one track, for a total of three platforms and five tracks. There is also a siding track. The east side (station building side) platform has numbers 1 and 3, and the cutout platform number 2. Platforms 4 and 5 are located on the west side of the platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2][3]

Platforms

1      Kagoshima Main Line for Hainuzuka, Setaka ,and Ōmuta
     Kyūdai Main Line for Chikugo-Yoshii, and Hita
2      Kyūdai Main Line for Chikugo-Yoshii and Hita
3  Limited Express Ariake for Kumamoto
 Limited Express Yufu, Yufu DX, Yufuin-no-Mori for Hita, Yufuin, and Oita
     Kagoshima Main Line for Hainuzuka, Setaka, and Ōmuta
4  Limited Express Ariake for Hakata
 Limited Express Yufu, Yufu DX, Yufuin-no-Mori for Hakata
     Kagoshima Main Line for Tosu, Hakata, Kokura and Mojikō
5      Kagoshima Main Line for Tosu, Hakata, Kokura, and Mojikō
11  Kyushu Shinkansen for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
12  Kyushu Shinkansen for Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō

History

By December 1889, the privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track from Hakata to the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended southwards to Kurume, which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 March 1890. Kurume became a through-station on 1 April 1891 when the track was further extended to Setaka. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi and Nagasaki Main Lines. On 21 November 1909, the Hitoyoshi Main Line was renamed the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by 5430 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 22nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Kurume City Hall
  • Kurume University School of Medicine/University Hospital
  • Fukuoka Prefectural Meizen High School

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 73. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. ^ "田主丸駅" [Tanushimaru Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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