Kokura Station
Kokura 小倉 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Kokura Kita, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Japan |
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| Opened | 1891 |
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. Kokura station was recently 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, Ōita, 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 ShinkansenNozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Kodama | for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo |
| ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama | for Hakata (Used for first departures) |
History
- April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company Kyushu Tetsudo.
- July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
- March 1, 1958: Reconstructed 700m eastwards of original location.
- 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 | ||
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| Terminus | Local | Heiwadōri | ||
See also
Media related to Kokura Station at Wikimedia Commons- New Kitakyushu Airport - a direct rail link to the airport (15 km away) from Kokura station is planned
External links
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