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Kurume-Kōkōmae Station

久留米高校前駅
Kurume-Kōkōmae Station; 久留米高校前駅
	Kurume-Kōkōmae Station in 2009
General information
Location	448-2 Nishimachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-0038; Japan
Coordinates	33°17′55″N 130°30′59″E / 33.298485°N 130.516419°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyūdai Main Line
Distance	3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Kurume
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 March 2009
Passengers
FY2020	569 daily
Rank	200th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
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	Kurume-Kōkōmae Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Kurume-Kōkōmae Station Kurume-Kōkōmae Station (Japan)

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.

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

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "久留米高校前" [Kurume-Kōkōmae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
^ "久留米高校前駅" [Kurume-Kōkōmae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.