Minami-Kurume Station
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Location | Nonakamachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0862 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°18′09″N 130°31′53″E / 33.30250°N 130.53139°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Kyūdai Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Kurume | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
Accessible | No - underpass to platform has steps | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 24 December 1928 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2020 | 329 daily | ||||||||||
Rank | 264th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Minami-Kurume Station (南久留米駅, Minami-Kurume-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 an island platform serving two tracks on a low embankment. The station building is an old wooden building in traditional Japanese style with a staffed ticket window. An underpass leads under the embankment and up to the island platform.[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]
Platforms
1 | ■ ■Kyūdai Main Line | for Hita |
2 | ■ ■ Kyūdai Main Line | for Kurume |
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A view of the platform and tracks.
History
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 329 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 264th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu..[8]。
Surrounding area
- Kurume Velodrome
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Kurume Garrison
- Japn Ground Self-Defense Force Maekawara Garrison (Officer Candidate School)
See also
References
- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "南久留米" [Minami-Kurume]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "南久留米駅" [Minami-Kurume Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Minami-Kurume Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minami-Kurume (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)