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 |  JR Kyushu |
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| Connections | Bus terminal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2016) | 14,576 |
| Rank | 7th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Kumamoto Station Location within Japan | |
Kyushu Shinkansen,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.
Contents
1 Lines
2 JR limited express trains
3 Platforms
4 History
5 Passenger statistics
6 Surrounding area
7 References
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
Shinkansen 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 | 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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 14,576 passengers daily, and it ranked 7th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]
Surrounding area
Kumamoto-Ekimae tram stop, June 2010
Kumamoto Station viewed from Mount Hanaoka, June 2005
- 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
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Heisei 28)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 684, 743. ISBN 4533029809.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
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Coordinates: 32°47′22″N 130°41′19″E / 32.789338°N 130.688694°E / 32.789338; 130.688694
