Kurosaki Station
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| Location | Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City Fukuoka Prefecture Japan | ||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1891 | ||||
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Kurosaki Station (黒崎駅) is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu serving Kagoshima Main Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line. It was first opened in 1891.[1] Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.
Lines
JR limited express trains
- Sonic (Hakata - Yanagigaura/Ōita/Saiki)
- Nichirin Seagaia (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō)
- Kirameki (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)
Station facilities
JR Kyūshū
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JR Kyūshū Kurosaki entrance | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3 Chome-15-1 Kurosaki, Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | JA21 | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 February 1891 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 15,394 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Overview
JR Kurosaki Station is the station serving the Kagoshima Main Line and is the terminus of Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. The station consist of 2 islands serving four tracks and handles an average of 15,000 passengers a day. At the south exit of the station there is a pedway that also serves as a station square, connecting the Izutsuya department store on the east side with the commercial area on the south side.
Station layout
| 1 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia | for Kashii and Hakata |
| ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Hakata | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kashii, Hakata and Ōmuta | |
| ■ Fukuhoku Yutaka Line | for Nōgata, Iizuka and Hakata | |
| 2 | ■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia | for Oita, Miyazaki, and Miyazaki Kūkō |
| ■ Limited Express Kirameki | for Kokura and Mojikō | |
| ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kokura and Mojikō | |
| 3 | ■ Fukuhoku Yutaka Line | for Nōgata and Iizuka (Used for first departures) |
| 4 | ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kokura and Mojikō (Used for through service from Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)|} |
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kyushu Railway Company | ||||
| Fukuhoku Yutaka Line | ||||
| - | Local | JA 20 Jinnoharu | ||
| - | Rapid | JA 20 Jinnoharu | ||
Chikuhō Electric Railroad
Kurosaki-Ekimae Station 黒崎駅前駅 | |||||
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| Chikuhō Electric Railroad station | |||||
Kurosaki-Ekimae Station platform | |||||
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| Location | 3 Chome-15-1 Kurosaki, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan | ||||
| Operated by | Chikuhō Electric Railroad | ||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||
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| Station code | CK 01 | ||||
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| Opened | 1911 | ||||
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| 2013 | 8,850 daily | ||||
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Overview
Kurosaki-Ekimae Station is the terminus of Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line opened on 15 July 1911. The station consist of 3 platforms serving two tracks and handles an average of 8,000 passengers a day.
Adjacent station
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| Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Nishi-Kurosaki | ||
References
- ^ Ishino 1998, pp. 675–676.
Bibliography
- 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. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
33°52′01″N 130°45′58″E / 33.8668433°N 130.7661438°E



