Kita-Kumamoto Station
| Preceding station |  Kumamoto Electric Railway
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Following station | ||
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| Tsuboigawa-kōen towards Kami-Kumamoto
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Kikuchi Line | Terminus | ||
| through to Fujisaki Line | Kamei towards Miyoshi
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| Kurokamimachi towards Fujisakigū-mae
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Fujisaki Line | through to Kikuchi Line | ||
Location | |
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  Kita-Kumamoto Station Location within Kumamoto Prefecture  Kita-Kumamoto Station Kita-Kumamoto Station (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.
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.Only local trains serve the station
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 |
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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.
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 3
- Asahino General Hospital
- Kumamoto City Shimizu Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "北熊本駅" [Kita-Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表". Navitime. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ 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
External links
Media related to Kita-Kumamoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page(in Japanese)