Nishi-Kokura Station

JA  27  JF  02  JI  02 
Nishi-Kokura Station

西小倉駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Nishi-Kokura Station in March 2010
General information
Location3-chōme-2 Muromachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 803-0812
Japan
Coordinates33°53′19″N 130°52′27″E / 33.888631°N 130.874222°E / 33.888631; 130.874222
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JA Kagoshima Main Line
JF Nippō Main Line
JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance0.8 km from Kokura
Platforms2 island + 1 side platform
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • JA27
  • JF02
  • JI02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 December 1974 (1974-12-14)
Passengers
FY20214313 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Minami-Kokura
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line
Local
 Kokura
Terminus
Minami-Kokura
towards Yoake
 Hitahikosan Line
Local
Hama-Kokura
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line
Local
 Kokura
towards Mojikō
Location
Nishi-Kokura Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Nishi-Kokura Station
Nishi-Kokura Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Nishi-Kokura Station is located in Kyushu
Nishi-Kokura Station
Nishi-Kokura Station
Nishi-Kokura Station (Kyushu)
Nishi-Kokura Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Kokura Station
Nishi-Kokura Station
Nishi-Kokura Station (Japan)

Nishi-Kokura Station (西小倉駅, Nishi-Kokura-eki) is a junctuion passenger railway station located in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

Nishi-Kokura Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 6.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō. It is also served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 0.8 km from the starting point of that line at Kokura. Trains of the Hitahikosan Line also use the tracks of the Nippō Main Line past the nominal terminus of that line at Jōno to terminate at Kokura.[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1 ■ JF Nippō Main Line for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu
  ■ JI Hitahikosan Line for Tagawa-Gotōji and Soeda
2, 3 ■ JF Nippō Main Line for Kokura
4 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kurosaki and Hakata
5 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Mojikō

History

Nishi-Kokura Station was established as Kokura Station (小倉駅) on 1 April 1915. On 1 March 1958 Kokura Station moved to its current location and the former station was closed. It was reopened as Nishi-Kokura Station on 14 December 1974. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu. The current station building was completed in March 2013.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2021, there was a daily average of 4,313 boarding passengers at this station.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2021年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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