Kumamoto Station
Kumamoto Station 熊本駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3-15-1 Kasuga, Nishi Ward, Kumamoto City Kumamoto Prefecture Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | |||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1891 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 14,576 | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7th (among JR Kyushu stations) | |||||||||||||||
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Kumamoto Station (熊本駅, Kumamoto-eki) is the main railway terminal of the city of Kumamoto, Japan. It is located in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, and is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Lines
Kumamoto is an intermediate station of the Kyushu Shinkansen and the Kagoshima Main Line and a terminal station of the Hōhi Main Line.
JR limited express trains
- Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi)
- Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)
Platforms
| 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 | |
| ■ 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
| ← | 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 | ||