Kurume Station

JB  17  Kurume Station 久留米駅
Kurume Station in July 2016
General information
Location	186 Kyōmachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-0022 Japan
Coordinates	33°19′12″N 130°30′05″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyūshū Shinkansen JB Kagoshima Main Line      Kyūdai Main Line
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)
Platforms	2 side platforms (Shinkansen) 2 island platforms and 1 side platform (Conventional lines)
Tracks	7 (2 Shinkansen, 5 conventional line)
Construction
Structure type	At grade (Shinkansen lines elevated)
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1890; 134 years ago (1890-03-01)
Passengers
FY2020	5430 daily
Rank	22nd(among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Shinkansen Kumamoto towards Kagoshima-Chūō Kyūshū Shinkansen Mizuho Hakata Terminus Chikugo-Funagoya towards Kagoshima-Chūō Kyūshū Shinkansen Sakura Tsubame 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
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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

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

Media related to Kurume Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kurume Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)