Jump to content

Minami-Kokura Station

Coordinates: 33°52′12″N 130°51′53″E / 33.87004722°N 130.8648028°E / 33.87004722; 130.8648028
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
JF  03  JI  03 
Minami-Kokura Station

南小倉駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Minami-Kokura Station in August 2007
General information
Location3-11-1 Kimachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 803-0851
Japan
Coordinates33°52′12″N 130°51′53″E / 33.87004722°N 130.8648028°E / 33.87004722; 130.8648028
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)JF Nippō Main Line
JI Hitahikosan Line
Distance3.5 km from Kokura
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code
  • JF03
  • JI03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 December 1944; 79 years ago (1944-12-01)
Passengers
20204,168 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Jōno
JF  05 
towards Kagoshima
Nippō Main Line Nishi-Kokura
JF  03 
towards Kokura
Location
Minami-Kokura Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Kokura Station
Minami-Kokura Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Kokura Station is located in Kyushu
Minami-Kokura Station
Minami-Kokura Station
Minami-Kokura Station (Kyushu)
Minami-Kokura Station is located in Japan
Minami-Kokura Station
Minami-Kokura Station
Minami-Kokura Station (Japan)

Minami-Kokura Station (南小倉駅, Minami-kokura-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1]

Lines

[edit]

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.[2] 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

[edit]

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

[edit]
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

[edit]

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

[edit]

In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 4169 boarding passengers at this station.[3]

Surrounding area

[edit]

Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Nishi High School Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura Technical High School

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
[edit]

Media related to Minami-Kokura Station at Wikimedia Commons