Kokura station
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Kokura Station (小倉駅; -eki) in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily.
Rail lines
- Kagoshima Main Line
- Sanyo Shinkansen
- Nippo Main Line
- Hita-Hikosan Line
Monorail
History
- April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company Kyushu Tetsudo.
- July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
- March 1, 1958: Reconstructed 700m eastwards of original location.
- March 10, 1975: Sanyo Shinkansen services commenced.
- April 1, 1987: Following privatisation of JR it came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Shinkansen platforms are run by JR West Japan.
- April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.
Adjacent stations
| Stations of the JR Sanyo Shinkansen Line |
|---|
| Shin-Osaka - Shin-Kobe - Nishi-Akashi - Himeji - Aioi - Okayama - Shin-Kurashiki - Fukuyama - Shin-Onomichi - Mihara - Higashi-Hiroshima - Hiroshima - Shin-Iwakuni - Tokuyama - Shin-Yamaguchi - Asa - Shin-Shimonoseki - Kokura - Hakata |
See also
- New Kitakyushu Airport - a direct rail link to the airport (15 km away) from Kokura station is planned
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