Minami-Kurume Station
Minami-Kurume Station (南久留米駅, Minami-Kurume-eki) is railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station name refers to the nearby Kurume High School.[1][2]
Minami-Kurume Station 南久留米駅 | |
|---|---|
 Minami-Kurume Station in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°18′09″N 130°31′53″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Kyudai Main Line, |
| Distance | 4.9 km from Kurume |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Embankment |
| Accessible | No - underpass to platform has steps |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 December 1928 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 424 daily |
| Rank | 259th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Minami-Kurume Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 4.9 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 an island platform serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is an old wooden building in traditional Japanese style with a staffed ticket window. An underpass leads under the embankment and up to the island platform.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
A view of the platform and tracks.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyudai Main Line | ||||
| Kurume-Kōkōmae | Local | Kurume-Daigakumae | ||
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. Minami-Kurume 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.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 424 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 259th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "南久留米" [Minami-Kurume]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 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.
- "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "南久留米駅" [Minami-Kurume Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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.
- 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. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "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 3 March 2018.
