Minami-Kokura Station
Lines
Minami-Kokura Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 3.5 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura. It is also served by trains of Hitahikosan Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of the line at Jōno to terminate at Kokura.
Layout
The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JF Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi and Nakatsu |
| ■ JI Hitahikosan Line | for Tagawa-Gotōji and Soeda | |
| 2 | ■ JF Nippō Main Line | for Kokura |
| ■ JI Hitahikosan Line | for Kokura |
History
Minami-Kokura Station was established as a signal station on 20 August 1941 at the junction of a freight spur line to the Yamada Ammunition Depot. On 1 October 1943 it was elevated to a passenger station. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 4169 boarding passengers at this station.。
Surrounding area
- Kokura Rehabilitation Hospital
- Shinozaki Hachiman Shrine
- Kyushu Dental University
- Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
- Seinan Jogakuin University
- Higashi Chikushi Junior College
- Seinan Jogakuin Junior College
Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Nishi High School Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Technical High School
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
External links
Media related to Minami-Kokura Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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