Kokura Station

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
Location	Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture; Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu; JR West; Kitakyushu Monorail;
Line(s)	Kagoshima Main Line; Nippō Main Line; San'yō Shinkansen; Kitakyushu Monorail Kokura Line;
History
Opened	1891
Passengers
FY 2016	35,431 daily
Rank	2nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
	JA 28 JA 51 JF 01 JI 01 ; Kokura Station Location within Japan

Station concourse

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[]

Kagoshima Main Line
San'yō Shinkansen
Nippō Main Line
Hitahikosan Line

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)
(Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)

Monorail[]

Kitakyushu Monorail

Tracks[]

1	■ Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Oita
2	■ Hita Hikosan Line	for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Mojikō
	■ Sanyo Main Line	for Shimonoseki
3	■ Nippō Main Line	for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Oita
3	■ Hita Hikosan Line	for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita
4	■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia	for Orio and Hakata
5	■ Limited Express	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
	■ Sanyo 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.

Adjacent stations[]

←	Service
Sanyō Shinkansen
Shin-Shimonoseki	Kodama	Hakata
Shin-Shimonoseki or Shin-Yamaguchi	Hikari RailStar /Hikari /Sakura	Hakata
Shin-Yamaguchi or Hiroshima	Nozomi /Mizuho	Hakata
Kagoshima Main Line
JA 29 JA 52 Moji	Local/Semi-Rapid/Rapid	JA 27 Nishi-Kokura
Moji	Limited Express	JA 25 Tobata or JA 21 Kurosaki
Nippō Main Line Hita Hikosan Line
JA 29 JA 52 Moji (through Kagoshima Main Line)	Local/Rapid	JF 02 JI 02 Nishi-Kokura
Tobata or Kurosaki (through Kagoshima Main Line)	Limited Express	JF 06 Shimosone or JF 10 Yukuhashi
Kitakyushu Monorail
Terminus	Local	Heiwadōri

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)

Coordinates: 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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