Minami-Kurume Station (南久留米駅, Minami-Kurume-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Minami-Kurume Station 南久留米駅  | |||||||||||
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 Minami-Kurume Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nonakamachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0862 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°18′09″N 130°31′53″E / 33.30250°N 130.53139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Kurume | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - underpass to platform has steps | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 December 1928 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 329 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 264th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines edit
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 edit
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]
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ ■Kyūdai Main Line | for Hita |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Kurume |
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A view of the platform and tracks.
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 329 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 264th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu..[8]。
Surrounding area edit
- Kurume Velodrome
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Kurume Garrison
- Japn Ground Self-Defense Force Maekawara Garrison (Officer Candidate School)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "南久留米" [Minami-Kurume]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ 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. 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（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Minami-Kurume Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minami-Kurume (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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