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
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
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
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
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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)