Kumamoto Station
Kumamoto Station 熊本駅  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kumamoto Station in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-15-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′24″N 130°41′20″E / 32.79000°N 130.68889°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | |||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1891 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 9,465 | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 10th (among JR Kyushu stations) | |||||||||||||||
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Kumamoto Station (熊本駅, Kumamoto-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the Nishi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] It is the main terminal station for the city. In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Lines
[edit]Kumamoto is an intermediate station of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 118.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hakata and 740.7 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. It is also an intermediate staton for the Kagoshima Main Line, of which it is 196.6 kilometers from the starting point at Mojikō. The station is also the western terminus of the 148.0 kilometer Hōhi Main Line to Oita.[2][3]
JR limited express trains
[edit]- Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi)
- Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)
Platforms
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| 0A, 0B, 0C | ■ Trans-Kyushu Limited Express | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi |
| ■ Limited Express Kumagawa | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi | |
| ■ Hohi Main Line | for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu, and Miyaji | |
| 1 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro |
| ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi | |
| 2 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro | |
| ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi | |
| 3 | ■ Limited Express Ariake | for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta, Kurume, Tosu, and Hakata |
| ■ Trans-Kyushu Limited Express | for Miyaji, Oita, and Beppu | |
| ■ Limited Express Kumagawa | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi | |
| ■ Limited Express Aso Boy | for Aso and Miyaji | |
| ■ SL Hitoyoshi | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi | |
| ■ Limited Express A-Train | for Misumi | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro | |
| 4 | ■ Hohi Main Line | for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji |
| ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi | |
| 5 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta, Ginsui, and Tosu |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro | |
| ■ Hohi Main Line | for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji | |
| 11, 12 |  Kyushu Shinkansen
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for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka |
| 13, 14 | Kyushu Shinkansen
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for Kagoshima-Chūō |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Super Orange | Yatsushiro | ||
| Kami-Kumamoto | Rapid Kumamoto Liner | Kawashiri | ||
| Kami-Kumamoto | Local | Nishi-Kumamoto | ||
| Hōhi Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Hōhi Liner | Shin-Suizenji | ||
| Terminus | Local | Heisei | ||
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 9,465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 10th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "熊本駅" [Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
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- Kumamoto Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)