Kokura Station

Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.

JA  28  JA  51  JF  01  JI  01 
Kokura Station

小倉駅
General information
LocationKokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū
Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms (Shinkansen)
4 island platforms (Conventional lines)
Tracks4 (Shinkansen)
8 (Conventional lines)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeJA28/JA51/JF01/JI01
History
Opened1 April 1891 (1891-04-01)
Passengers
FY 201635,431 daily
Rank2nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Hakata
Terminus
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Yamaguchi
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Shimonoseki
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Yamaguchi
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Shimonoseki
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Hakata San'yō Shinkansen
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Terminus Nichirin Yukuhashi
Kurosaki
JA  21 
towards Hakata
Nichirin Sea Gaia
Tobata
JA  25 
towards Hakata
Kirameki Moji
JA  29 
towards Mojikō
Nishi-Kokura
JA  27 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Rapid
Semi-Rapid
Local
Terminus San'yō Line Moji
JA  62 
towards Shimonoseki
Nishi-Kokura
JF  02 
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line
Rapid
Local
Terminus
Nishi-Kokura
JI  02 
towards Yoake
Hitahikosan Line
Preceding station Kitakyushu Monorail Following station
Terminus Kokura Line Heiwadōri
towards Kikugaoka
Location
Kokura Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kokura Station
Kokura Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kokura Station is located in Japan
Kokura Station
Kokura Station
Kokura Station (Japan)
Station concourse

JR lines

JR limited express trains

Monorail

Tracks

1  Nippō Main Line for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita
2  Hita Hikosan Line for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita
 Kagoshima Main Line for Mojikō
 Sanyō Main Line for Shimonoseki
3  Nippō Main Line for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita
 Hita Hikosan Line for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita
4  Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia for Orio and Hakata
5  Limited Express Kirameki for Orio and Hakata
 Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
6  Limited Express Kirameki for Orio and Hakata
 Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
7  Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia for Oita, Miyazaki, and Miyazaki Kūkō
 Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Hakata
 Kagoshima Main Line for Mojikō
 Sanyō Main Line for Shimonoseki
8  Limited Express Kirameki for Mojikō
 Kagoshima Main Line for Mojikō
11・12  Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama for Hakata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō
13  Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo
14  Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Kodama for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo
 Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama for Hakata (Used for first departures)

History

  • April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company Kyushu Tetsudo in front of Kokura Castle.
  • July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
  • March 1, 1958: Reconstructed 700 meters east of original location (the former station site is now known as Nishi ("West")

Kokura).

  • March 10, 1975: Sanyo Shinkansen services commenced.
  • April 1, 1987: Following privatisation of JNR it came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Shinkansen platforms are run by JR West.
  • April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 35,431 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 2nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(平成28年度)" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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