Chikugo-Kusano Station
Chikugo-Kusano Station 筑後草野駅  | |||||||||||
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 Chikugo-Kusano Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kotobayashi, Kusanomachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0834 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°19′19″N 130°38′32″E / 33.32194°N 130.64222°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) from Kurume | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 December 1928 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2016 | 241 daily | ||||||||||
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Chikugo-Kusano Station (筑後草野駅, Chikugo-Kusano-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 15.7 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 two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is of modern design and the station facilities are co-located with a local tourism organisation. The station building is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■Kyūdai Main Line | for Kurume |
| 2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Hita |
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. Chikugo-Kusano 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.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2015, there were 44,000 boarding passengers (in rounded thousands), giving a daily average of 121 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kurume City Kusano History Museum (former Kusano Bank Head Office, Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property)
- Yamabemichi Cultural Center (former Nakano Hospital medical treatment and warehouse, nationally registered tangible cultural property)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "筑後草野" [Chikugo-Kusano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 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.
- ^ 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. 739. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "久留米市統計書 輸・通信" [Kurume City Statistics Yearbook Transport and Communications]. Kurume City official website. Retrieved 7 April 2018. See table 12-3 Boarding and disembarking passenger numbers at each JR station.
External links
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Media related to Chikugo-Kusano Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chikugo-Kusano (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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