JB  17 
Kurume

久留米
The Kagoshima main line and the Kyushu Shinkansen at the station
General information
Location186 Kyōmachi, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture
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 line)
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 (1890-03-01)
Passengers
FY20167,743 daily
Rank21st (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 in July 2011

Kurume Station (久留米駅, Kurume-eki) is a railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Lines

Kurume Station is served by the following lines.

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.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 7,743 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 21st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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