| Chikugo-Kusano Station | |
| Native Name: | 筑後草野駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Symbol Location: | jp |
| Symbol: | jrk |
| Style: | JR Kyushu |
| Address: | Kotobayashi, Kusanomachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0834 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Coordinates: | 33.3219°N 130.6422°W |
| Distance: | from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Structure: | At grade |
| Status: | Unstaffed |
| Passengers: | 241 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2016 |
| Map Type: | Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Chikugo-Kusano Station |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 15.7 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station.
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is of modern design and the station facilities are co-located with a local tourism organisation. The station building is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2] [3]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened a track from to on 24 December 1928 during the first phase of the construction of the Kyudai Main Line. Chikugo-Kusano was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the track. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.
In fiscal 2015, there were 44,000 boarding passengers (in rounded thousands), giving a daily average of 121 passengers.[4]