Kurate Station (鞍手駅, Kurate-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kurate, Kurate District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Kurate Station 鞍手駅 | |
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![]() Kurate Station in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Omaki, Kurate, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka-ken 807-1311 Japan |
Coordinates | 33°47′52″N 130°41′58″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Chikuhō Main Line |
Distance | 18.7 km from Wakamatsu |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Parking | Available |
Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Remotely managed station |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 July 1987 (1987-07-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 740 daily |
Rank | 197th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kurate Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 18.7 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are not opposed. The tracks run on the east side of each platform. A station building of modern concrete design houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a sheltered footbridge.[2][3]
← | Service | → | ||
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Chikuhō Main Line | ||||
Chikuzen-Habu | Local | Chikuzen-Ueki |
The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 1 July 1987 as an additional station on the existing Chikuhō Main Line track.[4][5]
On 4 March 2017, Kurate, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 740 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 197th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
Stations of the Chikuhō Main Line | |
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Wakamatsu Line | |
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line |
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Haruda Line |
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