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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 Kyūshū with 120,000 users daily. Kokura station was recently expanded and remodelled.

Contents

Rail lines

Limited Express Trains

Monorail

History

Adjacent stations

See also

Rail lines

★ Kagoshima Main Line

★ Sanyō Shinkansen

★ Nippō Main Line

★ Hitahikosan Line

Limited Express Trains

★ Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama (Tokyo - Hakata)

★ Sonic (Hakata - Ōita)

★ Nichirin (Hakata - Miyazaki)

★ Ariake (Kokura - Kumamoto)

★ Fuji (Tokyo - Ōita)

★ Hayabusa (Tokyo - Kumakoto)

★ Naha (Kyoto - Kumakoto)

★ Akatsuki (Kyoto - Nagasaki)

Monorail

★ Kitakyushu Monorail (monorails in Japan)

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

See also

★ New Kitakyushu Airport - a direct rail link to the airport (15 km away) from Kokura station is planned