Kita-Kumamoto Station Explained

Kita-Kumamoto Station should not be confused with Kami-Kumamoto Station.

Kita-Kumamoto Station
Native Name:北熊本駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1 Murozonomachi, Kita-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken, 861-8072
Country:Japan
Operator: Kumamoto Electric Railway
Distance:3.4 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Code:KD08
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Kita-Kumamoto Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

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

The station is served by the Kikuchi Line and is located 3.4 bsp;km from the starting point of the line at . 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

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

History

The station was opened on 1 April 1949.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018 the station was used by an average of 1017 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951630. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area. Japanese. 35, 72.
  2. Web site: 北熊本駅. Kita-Kumamoto Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. Web site: 新須屋駅 熊本電気鉄道菊池線 時刻表 . Navitime . 5 March 2019.
  4. https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_6.html 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ