Kumamoto Station
Kumamoto Station 熊本駅 | |||||
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| Location | 3-15-1, Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
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| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||
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| Opened | 1891 | ||||
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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
- Aso Boy (Kumamoto - Miyaji)
- 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, Kumamoto 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 Kumamoto 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 | for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka |
| 13, 14 | ■ Kyushu Shinkansen | for Kagoshima-Chūō |
History
The station, one of the key stations of the railway network in the island of Kyushu, opened on July 1, 1891 when the Kyushu Railway extended the railway (later named Kagoshima Main Line) from Tamana Station (then called Takase Station) to this station.
The Hōhi Main Line opened on June 21, 1914, and the Kyushu Shinkansen opened on March 12, 2011.
Surrounding area
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- Shirakawaguchi Entrance
- Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau: Kumamoto-Ekimae tram stop
- Hotel New Otani Kumamoto
- JR Kyushu Hotel Kumamoto
- Toyoko Inn Kumamoto-Ekimae
- Kumamoto Shintoshin Plaza
- Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting
- Tsuboi River
- Shirakawa River
- Kumamoto Station Friesta Post Office
- ANA Hotel Kumamoto Newsky
- Kumamoto City Gofuku Elementary School
- Shinkansenguchi Entrance
- Kumamoto City Kasuga Elementary School
- Kitaoka Natural Park
- Mount Hanaoka
- Tasaki-Honmachi Post Office
References
- 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. pp. 684, 743. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
32°47′22″N 130°41′19″E / 32.789338°N 130.688694°E
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