Kokura Station

Location
	Kokura Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Kokura Station Kokura Station (Japan)

JA 28 JA 51 JF 01 JI 01
Kokura Station

小倉駅
JA 28 JA 51 JF 01 JI 01 ; Kokura Station; 小倉駅
General information
Location	Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū; Fukuoka Prefecture; Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu; JR West; Kitakyushu Monorail;
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen; JA Kagoshima Main Line; JF Nippō Main Line; Kokura Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms (Shinkansen); 4 island platforms (Conventional lines)
Tracks	4 (Shinkansen); 8 (Conventional lines)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JA28/JA51/JF01/JI01
History
Opened	1 April 1891; 133 years ago
Passengers
FY 2016	35,431 daily
Rank	2nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Kokura Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Kokura Station Kokura Station (Japan)

Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.

JR lines

JR limited express trains

San'yō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama (Tokyo - Shin-Ōsaka - Hakata)
San'yō Shinkansen Mizuho, and Sakura (Shin-Ōsaka - (Kagoshima-Chūō by Kyushu Shinkansen)
Sonic (Hakata - Yanagigaura/Ōita/Saiki)
Nichirin Seagaia (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō)
Kirameki (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)

Monorail

Kitakyushu Monorail

Tracks

1	■ Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita
2	■ Hita Hikosan Line	for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Mojikō
	■ Sanyō Main Line	for Shimonoseki
3	■ Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita
3	■ Hita Hikosan Line	for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita
4	■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia	for Orio and Hakata
5	■ Limited Express Kirameki	for Orio and Hakata
5	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio and Hakata
6	■ Limited Express Kirameki	for Orio and Hakata
6	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio and Hakata
7	■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia	for Oita, Miyazaki, and Miyazaki Kūkō
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio and Hakata
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Mojikō
	■ Sanyō Main Line	for Shimonoseki
8	■ Limited Express Kirameki	for Mojikō
8	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Mojikō
11・12	■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama	for Hakata, Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chūō
13	■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Mizuho, Sakura, Kodama	for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo
14	■ Sanyō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari (Hikari Rail Star), Kodama	for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo
14	■ Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama	for Hakata (Used for first departures)

History

April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company Kyushu Tetsudo in front of Kokura Castle.
July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
March 1, 1958: Reconstructed 700 meters east of original location (the former station site is now known as Nishi ("West")

Kokura).

March 10, 1975: Sanyo Shinkansen services commenced.
April 1, 1987: Following privatisation of JNR it came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Shinkansen platforms are run by JR West.
April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 35,431 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 2nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[1]

Surrounding area

Kokura Castle
Kitakyushu Stadium
West Japan General Exhibition Center
Kitakyushu International Conference Center

References

^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

External links

Station Information (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)

33°53′13″N 130°52′59″E / 33.886923°N 130.883181°E / 33.886923; 130.883181

[1] "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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