Kurume-Daigakumae Station (久留米大学前駅, Kurume-Daigakumae-eki) is railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] The name means, literally, in front of Kurume University.
Kurume-Daigakumae Station 久留米大学前駅 | |
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![]() Kurume-Daigakumae Station in 2016 | |
General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 33°18′39″N 130°32′55″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ■ Kyudai Main Line, |
Distance | 6.8 km from Kurume |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 1,289 daily |
Rank | 135th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Kurume-Daigakumae Station Location within Japan |
The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 6.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.
The station consists of a side platforms serving a single track. The station building is a modern wooden structure with a triangular roof skylight. It houses a waiting area, automatic ticket vending machine and a staffed ticket window.[2][3]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
← | Service | → | ||
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Kyudai Main Line | ||||
Minami-Kurume | Local | Mii |
JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 2000 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line. [3]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,289 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 135th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]
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Stations of the JR Kyūdai Main Line (Yufu-kōgen Line) | |
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