Kumamoto Station

Kumamoto Station

熊本駅
Kumamoto Station; 熊本駅
Location	3-15-1, Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken; Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	Kyushu Shinkansen,; ■ Kagoshima Main Line,; ■ Hōhi Main Line;
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1891
Passengers
FY2016	14,576
Rank	7th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
	Kumamoto Station Location within Japan

Kumamoto Station (熊本駅, Kumamoto-eki) is the main railway terminal of the city of Kumamoto, Japan. It is located in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, and is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).

In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.

Lines[]

Kumamoto is an intermediate station of the Kyushu Shinkansen and the Kagoshima Main Line and a terminal station of the Hōhi Main Line.

JR limited express trains[]

Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi)
Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)

Platforms[]

Shinkansen platforms

0A, 0B, 0C	■ Trans-Kyushu Limited Express	for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi
	■ Limited Express Kumagawa	for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi
	■ Hohi Main Line	for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu, and Miyaji
1	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Yatsushiro
1	■ Misumi Line	for Misumi
2	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Yatsushiro
	■ Misumi Line	for Misumi
3	■ Limited Express Ariake	for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta, Kurume, Tosu, and Hakata
	■ Trans-Kyushu Limited Express	for Miyaji, Oita, and Beppu
	■ Limited Express Kumagawa	for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi
	■ Limited Express Aso Boy	for Aso and Miyaji
	■ SL Hitoyoshi	for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Yatsushiro
4	■ Hohi Main Line	for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji
4	■ 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	for Hakata and Shin-Ōsaka
13, 14	■ Kyushu Shinkansen	for Kagoshima-Chūō

Adjacent stations

←	Service		→
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
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kurume Hakata	"Mizuho"		Sendai Kagoshima-Chūō
Shin-Tamana Shin-Ōmuta Chikugo-Funagoya Kurume	"Sakura"		Shin-Yatsushiro Shin-Minamata Izumi Sendai
Shin-Tamana	"Tsubame"		Shin-Yatsushiro