Kumamoto Station 熊本駅  | ||||||||||||||||
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 Kumamoto Station in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 3-15-1 Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°47′24″N130°41′20″E / 32.79000°N 130.68889°E /32.79000; 130.68889 | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | |||||||||||||||
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| Connections |  Bus terminal | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1891; 134 years ago (1891-07-01) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2020 | 9,465 | |||||||||||||||
| Rank | 10th (among JR Kyushu stations) | |||||||||||||||
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Kumamoto Station (熊本駅,Kumamoto-eki) is a junction passengerrailway station located in theNishi-ku ward of the city of Kumamoto,Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated byJR Kyushu.[1][2] It is the main terminal station for the city. In front of the station is atram stop of the tram operated byKumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Kumamoto is an intermediate station of theKyushu Shinkansen and is 118.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line atHakata and 740.7 kilometers fromShin-Osaka. It is also an intermediate staton for theKagoshima Main Line, of which it is 196.6 kilometers from the starting point atMojikō. The station is also the western terminus of the 148.0 kilometerHōhi Main Line toOita.[2][3]
| 0A, 0B, 0C | ■ Trans-Kyushu Limited Express | forYatsushiro andHitoyoshi |
| ■ Limited ExpressKumagawa | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi | |
| ■ Hohi Main Line | forSuizenji,Musashizuka,Higo-Ōzu, andMiyaji | |
| 1 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro |
| ■ Misumi Line | forMisumi | |
| 2 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | forTamana,Arao andŌmuta |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro | |
| ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi | |
| 3 | ■ Limited ExpressAriake | for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta,Kurume,Tosu, andHakata |
| ■ Trans-Kyushu Limited Express | for Miyaji,Oita, andBeppu | |
| ■ Limited ExpressKumagawa | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi | |
| ■ Limited ExpressAso Boy | forAso and Miyaji | |
| ■ SL Hitoyoshi | for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi | |
| ■ Limited ExpressA-Train | for Misumi | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro | |
| 4 | ■ Hohi Main Line | for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji |
| ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi | |
| 5 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta,Ginsui, and Tosu |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro | |
| ■ Hohi Main Line | for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji | |
| 11, 12 |  Kyushu Shinkansen | forHakata andShin-Ōsaka |
| 13, 14 | Kyushu Shinkansen | forKagoshima-Chūō |
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kagoshima Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Super Orange | Yatsushiro | ||
| Kami-Kumamoto | Rapid Kumamoto Liner | Kawashiri | ||
| Kami-Kumamoto | Local | Nishi-Kumamoto | ||
| Hōhi Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Hōhi Liner | Shin-Suizenji | ||
| Terminus | Local | Heisei | ||
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 9,465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 10th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[4]
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