Kokura Station

Kokura Station

infobox japan station
namerom= Kokura
name= 小倉


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pref= Fukuoka
city= Kitakyūshū
ward= Kokura Kita
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open= 1891
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operator= JR Kyushu, JR West,
Kitakyushu Monorail
line= Kagoshima Main Line
Nippō Main Line
Sanyō Shinkansen
Kitakyushu Monorail Kokura Line
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bus=nihongo|Kokura Station|小倉駅|Kokura-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.

JR lines

* Kagoshima Main Line
* Sanyō Shinkansen
* Nippō Main Line
* Hitahikosan Line

JR 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)

Monorail

* Kitakyushu Monorail

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 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

ee also

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


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