Kurume-Kōkōmae Station

Kurume-Kōkōmae Station

久留米高校前駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station in 2009
General information
Location448-2 Nishimachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-0038
Japan
Coordinates33°17′55″N 130°30′59″E / 33.298485°N 130.516419°E / 33.298485; 130.516419
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)     Kyūdai Main Line
Distance3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Kurume
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 March 2009 (2009-03-14)
Passengers
FY2020569 daily
Rank200th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kurume
Terminus
 Kyūdai Main Line Minami-Kurume
towards Ōita
Location
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station is located in Japan
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station (Japan)
Map

Kurume-Kōkōmae Station (久留米高校前駅, Kurume-Kōkōmae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. The station name refers to the nearby Kurume High School.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 3.4 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 a side platform serving a single track. The station building is a modern concrete structure which houses a waiting room, automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine, a Sugoca reader and a staffed ticket window.[2][3][4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

  • A view of the platform and track.
    A view of the platform and track.

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 14 March 2009 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 569 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 200th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Kurume High School
  • Kurume City Kurume Commercial High School
  • Kurume Junior High School attached to Fukuoka University of Education

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "久留米高校前" [Kurume-Kōkōmae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c 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. 33, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ "久留米高校前駅に訪問" [Visit to Kurume-Kōkōmae Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ "久留米高校前駅" [Kurume-Kōkōmae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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