Chikugo-Kusano Station
Appearance
Chikugo-Kusano Station in 2006 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kotobayashi, Kusanomachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0834 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°19′19″N 130°38′32″E / 33.32194°N 130.64222°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) from Kurume | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 24 December 1928 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2016 | 241 daily | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Chikugo-Kusano Station (筑後草野駅, Chikugo-Kusano-eki) is a passenger
Lines
The station is served by the
Only local trains on the line stop at the station.Layout
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]
Platforms
1 | ■ ■Kyūdai Main Line | for Kurume |
2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Hita |
History
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.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, there were 44,000 boarding passengers (in rounded thousands), giving a daily average of 121 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
- Kurume City Kusano History Museum (former Kusano Bank Head Office, Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property)
- Yamabemichi Cultural Center (former Nakano Hospital medical treatment and warehouse, nationally registered tangible cultural property)
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "筑後草野" [Chikugo-Kusano]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951630.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "久留米市統計書 輸・通信" [Kurume City Statistics Yearbook Transport and Communications]. Kurume City official website. Retrieved 7 April 2018. See table 12-3 Boarding and disembarking passenger numbers at each JR station.
External links
Media related to Chikugo-Kusano Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Chikugo-Kusano (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)