Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.
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JA 28 JA 51 JF 01 JI 01 Kokura Station 小倉駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan |
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History | |
Opened | April 1, 1891 |
Passengers | |
FY 2016 | 35,431 daily |
Rank | 2nd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
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1 | ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita |
2 | ■ Hita Hikosan Line | for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita |
■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Mojikō | |
■ Sanyō Main Line | for Shimonoseki | |
3 | ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita |
■ Hita Hikosan Line | for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita | |
4 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia | for Orio and Hakata |
5 | ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Orio and Hakata |
■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata | |
6 | ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Orio and Hakata |
■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata | |
7 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia | for Oita, Miyazaki, and Miyazaki Kūkō |
■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Hakata | |
■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Mojikō | |
■ Sanyō Main Line | for Shimonoseki | |
8 | ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Mojikō |
■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Mojikō | |
11・12 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama | for Hakata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō |
13 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama | for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo |
14 | ■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Kodama | for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo |
■ Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama | for Hakata (Used for first departures) |
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Kokura).
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Sanyō Shinkansen | ||||
Shin-Shimonoseki | Kodama | Hakata | ||
Shin-Shimonoseki or Shin-Yamaguchi | Hikari RailStar /Hikari /Sakura |
Hakata | ||
Shin-Yamaguchi or Hiroshima | Nozomi /Mizuho |
Hakata | ||
Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
JA 29 JA 52 Moji | Local/Semi-Rapid/Rapid | JA 27 Nishi-Kokura | ||
Moji | Limited Express | JA 25 Tobata or JA 21 Kurosaki | ||
Nippō Main Line Hita Hikosan Line | ||||
JA 29 JA 52 Moji (through Kagoshima Main Line) |
Local/Rapid | JF 02 JI 02 Nishi-Kokura | ||
Tobata or Kurosaki (through Kagoshima Main Line) |
Limited Express | JF 06 Shimosone or JF 10 Yukuhashi | ||
Kitakyushu Monorail | ||||
Terminus | Local | Heiwadōri |
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 35,431 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 2nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[1]