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Kita-Kumamoto Station 北熊本駅 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Kita-Kumamoto Station entrance | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Murozonomachi, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-8072 Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′39″N 130°43′19″E / 32.8276°N 130.7220°E | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kumamoto Electric Railway | |||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 3.4 km from Kami-Kumamoto | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KD08 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1949 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] [2]
Lines
[edit]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.[1]Only local trains serve the station[3]
Layout
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]The station was opened on 1 April 1949.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 1017 passengers daily.[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Japan National Route 3
- Asahino General Hospital
- Kumamoto City Shimizu Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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. 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
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Media related to Kita-Kumamoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page(in Japanese)