Kokura Station
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Kokura Station 小倉駅 | |||||
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| Location | Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan | ||||
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| Opened | 1891 | ||||
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| FY 2016 | 35,431 daily | ||||
| Rank | 2nd (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||
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Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.
JR lines
JR limited express trains
- Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama (Tokyo - Hakata)
- Sanyō Shinkansen Mizuho, and Sakura (Shin-Ōsaka - (Kagoshima Chūō by Kyushu Shinkansen)
- Sonic (Hakata - Yanagigaura/Ōita/Saiki)
- Nichirin Seagaia (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō)
- Kirameki (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)
Monorail
Tracks
| 1 | ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Oita |
| 2 | ■ Hita Hikosan Line | for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Mojikō | |
| ■ Sanyo Main Line | for Shimonoseki | |
| 3 | ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Oita |
| ■ Hita Hikosan Line | for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita | |
| 4 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia | for Orio and Hakata |
| 5 | ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Orio and Hakata |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata | |
| 6 | ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Orio and Hakata |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata | |
| 7 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia | for Oita, Miyazaki, and Miyazaki Kūkō |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Mojikō | |
| ■ Sanyo Main Line | for Shimonoseki | |
| 8 | ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Mojikō |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Mojikō | |
| 11・12 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama | for Hakata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō |
| 13 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama | for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo |
| 14 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Kodama | for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo |
| ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama | for Hakata (Used for first departures) |
History
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- April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company Kyushu Tetsudo in front of Kokura Castle.
- July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
- March 1, 1958: Reconstructed 700 meters east of original location (the former station site is now known as Nishi ("West")
Kokura).
- March 10, 1975: Sanyo Shinkansen services commenced.
- April 1, 1987: Following privatisation of JNR it came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Shinkansen platforms are run by JR West.
- April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Sanyō Shinkansen | ||||
| Shin-Shimonoseki | Kodama | Hakata | ||
| Shin-Shimonoseki or Shin-Yamaguchi | Hikari RailStar /Hikari /Sakura |
Hakata | ||
| Shin-Yamaguchi or Hiroshima | Nozomi /Mizuho |
Hakata | ||
| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| Moji | Local/Semi-Rapid/Rapid | Nishi-Kokura | ||
| Moji | Limited Express | Tobata or Kurosaki | ||
| Nippō Main Line Hita Hikosan Line | ||||
| Moji (through Kagoshima Main Line) |
Local/Rapid | Nishi-Kokura | ||
| Tobata or Kurosaki (through Kagoshima Main Line) |
Limited Express | Shimosone or Yukuhashi | ||
| Kitakyushu Monorail | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Heiwadōri | ||
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 35,431 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 2nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]
See also
- New Kitakyushu Airport - a direct rail link to the airport (15 km away) from Kokura station is planned
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
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