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Minami-Kurume Station

Coordinates: 33°18′09″N 130°31′53″E / 33.30250°N 130.53139°E / 33.30250; 130.53139
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Minami-Kurume Station

南久留米駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Minami-Kurume Station in 2006
General information
LocationNonakamachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 839-0862
Japan
Coordinates33°18′09″N 130°31′53″E / 33.30250°N 130.53139°E / 33.30250; 130.53139
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)     Kyūdai Main Line
Distance4.9 km (3.0 mi) from Kurume
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeEmbankment
AccessibleNo - underpass to platform has steps
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 December 1928 (1928-12-24)
Passengers
FY2020329 daily
Rank264th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Kurume-Kōkōmae
towards Kurume
Kyūdai Main Line Kurume-Daigakumae
towards Ōita
Location
Minami-Kurume Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Kurume Station
Minami-Kurume Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Minami-Kurume Station is located in Japan
Minami-Kurume Station
Minami-Kurume Station
Minami-Kurume Station (Japan)
Map

Minami-Kurume Station (南久留米駅, Minami-Kurume-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

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The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 4.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

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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

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1  Kyūdai Main Line for Hita
2   Kyūdai Main Line for Kurume

History

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Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened a track from Kurume to Chikugo-Yoshii on 24 December 1928 during the first phase of the construction of the Kyudai Main Line. Minami-Kurume 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.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "南久留米" [Minami-Kurume]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 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 [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ^ "南久留米駅" [Minami-Kurume Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 227. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 738. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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