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Kumamoto Station

熊本駅
Kumamoto Station; 熊本駅
	Kumamoto Station in 2021
General information
Location	3-15-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken; Japan
Coordinates	32°47′24″N 130°41′20″E / 32.79000°N 130.68889°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyūshū Shinkansen; Kagoshima Main Line; Hōhi Main Line;
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1 July 1891; 133 years ago
Passengers
FY2020	9,465
Rank	10th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Tatsutaguchi Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture Tatsutaguchi Station Tatsutaguchi Station (Japan)

Kumamoto Station (熊本駅, Kumamoto-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the Nishi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2] It is the main terminal station for the city. 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 is 118.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hakata and 740.7 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. It is also an intermediate staton for the Kagoshima Main Line, of which it is 196.6 kilometers from the starting point at Mojikō. The station is also the western terminus of the 148.0 kilometer Hōhi Main Line to Oita.^[2]^[3]

JR limited express trains

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
1	■ 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
	■ Limited Express A-Train	for Misumi
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta
■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Yatsushiro
4	■ Hohi Main Line	for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji
4	■ 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

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Kagoshima Main Line
Terminus	Rapid Super Orange	Yatsushiro
Kami-Kumamoto	Rapid Kumamoto Liner	Kawashiri
Kami-Kumamoto	Local	Nishi-Kumamoto
Hōhi Main Line
Terminus	Rapid Hōhi Liner	Shin-Suizenji
Terminus	Local	Heisei

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 9,465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 10th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[4]

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "熊本駅" [Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.