Kita-Kumamoto Station

Railway station located in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto

■ Kikuchi Line

■ Fujisaki Line

Distance3.4 km from Kami-KumamotoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStation codeKD08HistoryOpened1 April 1949 (1949-04-01)Services
Preceding station Kumamoto Electric Railway Following station
Tsuboigawa-kōen
towards Kami-Kumamoto
 Kikuchi Line Terminus
through to Fujisaki Line Kamei
towards Miyoshi
Kurokamimachi Fujisaki Line through to Kikuchi Line
Location
Kita-Kumamoto Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Kita-Kumamoto Station
Kita-Kumamoto Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
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Kita-Kumamoto Station is located in Japan
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Kita-Kumamoto Station (北熊本駅, Kita-Kumamoto-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the Kita-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway.[1] [2]


Lines

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 3.4 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Kami-Kumamoto. It is also a terminus of the 2.3 kilometer Fujisaki Line to Fujisakigū-mae Station.[1]Only local trains serve the station[3]

Layout

Kita-Kumamoto is an above-ground station with one side platform and one island platform connected by a level crossing (for a total of two platforms and three tracks), as well as several sidings and a maintenance shed (car depot).

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Fujisaki Line for Kurokamimachi and Fujisakigū-mae
2 ■ ■ Kikuchi Line for Horikawa and Miyoshi
2 ■ ■ Kikuchi Line for Kami-Kumamoto
  • View of platforms from level crossing
    View of platforms from level crossing

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1949.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 1017 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  2. ^ "北熊本駅" [Kita-Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ 国土数値情報　駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月19日閲覧

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Stations of the Kumamoto Electric Railway Kikuchi Line
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Stations of the Kumamoto Electric Railway Fujisaki Line