Chikugo-Kusano Station

Chikugo-Kusano Station

筑後草野駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Chikugo-Kusano Station in 2006
General information
LocationKotobayashi, Kusanomachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0834
Japan
Coordinates33°19′19″N 130°38′32″E / 33.32194°N 130.64222°E / 33.32194; 130.64222
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)     Kyūdai Main Line
Distance15.7 km (9.8 mi) from Kurume
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 December 1928; 95 years ago (1928-12-24)
Passengers
FY2016241 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Zendōji
towards Kurume
 Kyūdai Main Line Tanushimaru
towards Ōita
Location
Chikugo-Kusano Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Chikugo-Kusano Station
Chikugo-Kusano Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Chikugo-Kusano Station is located in Japan
Chikugo-Kusano Station
Chikugo-Kusano Station
Chikugo-Kusano Station (Japan)
Map

Chikugo-Kusano Station (筑後草野駅, Chikugo-Kusano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 15.7 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is of modern design and the station facilities are co-located with a local tourism organisation. The station building is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■Kyūdai Main Line for Kurume
2 ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line for Hita

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened a track from Kurume to Chikugo-Yoshii on 24 December 1928 during the first phase of the construction of the Kyudai Main Line. Chikugo-Kusano was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, there were 44,000 boarding passengers (in rounded thousands), giving a daily average of 121 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Kurume City Kusano History Museum (former Kusano Bank Head Office, Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property)
  • Yamabemichi Cultural Center (former Nakano Hospital medical treatment and warehouse, nationally registered tangible cultural property)

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "筑後草野" [Chikugo-Kusano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ 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. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 739. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "久留米市統計書 輸・通信" [Kurume City Statistics Yearbook Transport and Communications]. Kurume City official website. Retrieved 7 April 2018. See table 12-3 Boarding and disembarking passenger numbers at each JR station.

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