Kurume Station

Location
	Kurume Location within Japan

Kurume

久留米
Kurume; 久留米
	Kurume Station in July 2011
General information
Location	186 Kyōmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka; Japan
Coordinates	33°19′12″N 130°30′05″E / 33.319905°N 130.501431°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyushu Shinkansen; Kagoshima Main Line; Kyūdai Main Line;
Distance	113.9 km from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line); 0.0 km (starting point of the Kyūdai Main Line); 32.0 km from Hakata (Kyushu Shinkansen);
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
Passengers
FY2016	7,743 daily
Rank	21st (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Location
	Kurume Location within Japan

Kurume Station (久留米駅, Kurume-eki) is a railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

Lines

Kurume Station is served by the following lines.

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|}

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Kyūshū Shinkansen
Shin-Tosu	-	Chikugo-Funagoya
Kagoshima Main Line
Hizen-Asahi	Local	Araki
Tosu	Rapid	Araki
Kyūdai Main Line
Terminus	-	Kurume-Kōkōmae

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.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 7,743 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 21st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[3]

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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

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[1] 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.

[teishajo-2] 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.

[3] "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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