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{{short description|Railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Kokura Station
| name ={{JRKSN|JA|28}} {{JRKSN|JA|51}} {{JRKSN|JF|01}} {{JRKSN|JI|01}} <br> Kokura Station
| native_name = 小倉駅
| native_name = 小倉駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| type =
| image = Kokurasta.jpg
| image = Kyushu Railway - Kokura Station - 01.JPG
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
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| other_name =
| other_name =
| address = [[Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]
| address = [[Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū|Kokurakita-ku]], [[Kitakyūshū]]
| borough = [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]
| country = Japan
| map_type = Japan
| country = Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
| coordinates =
| coordinates =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
| operator = {{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR Kyushu|name=y}}
* [[File:JR logo (kyushu).svg|20px]] [[Kyushu Railway Company]]
* {{ric|JR West|name=y}}
* [[File:JR logo (west).svg|20px]] [[JR West]]
* [[File:Kitakyushu monorail logo.png|20px]] [[Kitakyushu Monorail]]
* {{ric|Kitakyushu Monorail|name=y}}
}}
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
| line = {{Plainlist|
* {{ric|JR West|Sanyo Shinkansen|name=y}}
* [[Kagoshima Main Line]]
* {{JRKSN|JA}} {{lnl|JR Kyushu|Kagoshima}}
* [[Nippō Main Line]]
* {{JRKSN|JF}} {{lnl|JR Kyushu|Nippo}}
* [[File:Shinkansen jrw.svg|20px]] [[Sanyo Shinkansen]]
* [[Kitakyushu Monorail|Kitakyushu Monorail Kokura Line]]
* {{rcb|Kitakyushu Monorail|Kokura|yes}}
}}
}}
| platforms = 2 [[island platforms]] (Shinkansen)<br>4 [[island platforms]] (Conventional lines)
| platforms =
| tracks = 4 (Shinkansen)<br>8 (Conventional lines)
| connections =
| connections =
| structure =
| structure = Elevated
| code =
| code = JA28/JA51/JF01/JI01
| opened = 1891
| opened = {{Start date and age|1891|04|01|df=y}}
| closed =
| closed =
| former =
| former =
| passengers =
| passengers = 35,431 daily
| pass_year =
| pass_year = FY 2016
| pass_rank = 2nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
| services =
| services =
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|type1=Mizuho|left1=Hakata|right1=Shin-Yamaguchi
|type2=Sakura|left2=Hakata|right2=Shin-Shimonoseki
|type3=Nozomi|left3=Hakata|right3=Shin-Yamaguchi
|type4=Hikari|left4=Hakata|right4=Shin-Shimonoseki
|type5=Kodama|left5=Hakata|right5=Shin-Shimonoseki
|system6=JR Kyushu
|line6=Nichirin|right6=Yukuhashi
|line7=Nichirin Sea Gaia|left7=Kurosaki|right7=Yukuhashi|note-left7={{JRKSN|JA|21}}
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|line11=San'yō|right11=Moji|note-right11={{JRKSN|JA|52}}
|line12=Nippo|note-mid12=Rapid<br/>Local|left12=Nishi-Kokura|note-left12={{JRKSN|JF|02}}
|line13=Hitahikosan|left13=Nishi-Kokura|note-left13={{JRKSN|JI|02}}
|system17=Kitakyushu Monorail |line17=Kokura|right17=Heiwadōri
}}
}}
| map_type = Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
[[Image:Kokurasta2.jpg|thumb|Kokura Station main entrance]]
| map_dot_label={{PAGENAME}}
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{{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 [[Kyushu]] with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.
}}
[[Image:Inside view of Kokura Station.jpg|thumb|Station concourse]]
[[File:Statue of Galaxy Express 999 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Statues of the Maetel and Tetsuro, the main characters from ''[[Galaxy Express 999]]'', near the station.]]
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{{nihongo|'''Kokura Station'''|小倉駅|Kokura-eki}} in [[Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū|Kokurakita-ku]] is the main railway station in [[Kitakyushu]], Japan. It is part of the [[Kyushu Railway Company|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==
==JR lines==
* [[Kagoshima Main Line]]
* [[Kagoshima Main Line]]
* [[Sanyō Shinkansen]]
* [[San'yō Shinkansen]]
* [[Nippō Main Line]]
* [[Nippō Main Line]]
* [[Hitahikosan Line]]
* [[Hitahikosan Line]]
==JR limited express trains==
==JR limited express trains==
* [[Sanyō Shinkansen]] ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]'', ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]'', and ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]'' ([[Tokyo Station|Tokyo]] - [[Hakata Station|Hakata]])
* [[San'yō Shinkansen]] ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]'', ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]'', and ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]'' ({{STN|Tokyo}} - {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} - {{STN|Hakata}})
* [[Sanyō Shinkansen]] ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'', and ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'' ([[Shin-Ōsaka Station|Shin-Ōsaka]] - ([[Kagoshima-Chūō Station|Kagoshima Chūō]] by [[Kyushu Shinkansen]])
* San'yō Shinkansen ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'', and ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'' ({{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}} - ({{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}} by [[Kyushu Shinkansen]])
* ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'' (Hakata - [[Yanagigaura Station|Yanagigaura]]/[[Ōita Station|Ōita]]/[[Saiki Station|Saiki]])
* ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'' (Hakata - {{STN|Yanagigaura}}/{{STN|Ōita}}/{{STN|Saiki}})
* ''[[Nichirin|Nichirin Seagaia]]'' (Hakata - [[Miyazaki Kūkō Station|Miyazaki Kūkō]])
* ''[[Nichirin|Nichirin Seagaia]]'' (Hakata - {{STN|Miyazaki Kūkō}})
* ''[[Kirameki]]'' (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)
* ''[[Kirameki]]'' (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)


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==Tracks==
==Tracks==
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{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyo Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Shimonoseki}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Shimonoseki}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|first=|span=2|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Nippō Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Oita}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|first=|span=2|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Nippō Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Yukuhashi, Nakatsu, Usa and Ōita}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Hita Hikosan Line|linecol=red|dir=for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Hita Hikosan Line|linecol=red|dir=for Tagawa-Gotōji, Soeda and Hita}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=4|first=|span=1|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Limited Express ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'', ''[[Nichirin|Nichirin Seagaia]]''|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Orio}} and {{STN|Hakata}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=4|first=|span=1|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Limited Express ''[[Sonic (train)|Sonic]]'', ''[[Nichirin|Nichirin Seagaia]]''|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Orio}} and {{STN|Hakata}}}}
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{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Orio and Hakata}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Mojikō}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Mojikō}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyo Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Shimonoseki}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Shimonoseki}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=8|first=|span=2|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Limited Express ''Kirameki''|linecol=red|dir=for Mojikō}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=8|first=|span=2|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Limited Express ''Kirameki''|linecol=red|dir=for Mojikō}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Mojikō}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Mojikō}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=11・12|first=|span=1|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''[[Nozomi (Shinkansen)|Nozomi]]'', ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]] (Hikari Rail Star)'', ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'', ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'', ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''|linecol=blue|dir=for Hakata, {{STN|Kumamoto}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=11・12|first=|span=1|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''[[Nozomi (Shinkansen)|Nozomi]]'', ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]] (Hikari Rail Star)'', ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'', ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'', ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]''|linecol=blue|dir=for Hakata, {{STN|Kumamoto}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=13|first=|span=1|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''Nozomi'', ''Hikari (Hikari Rail Star)'', ''Mizuho'', ''Sakura'', ''Kodama''|linecol=blue|dir=for {{STN|Hiroshima}}, {{STN|Okayama}}, {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}}, and {{STN|Tokyo}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=13|first=|span=1|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''Nozomi'', ''Hikari (Hikari Rail Star)'', ''Mizuho'', ''Sakura'', ''Kodama''|linecol=blue|dir=for {{STN|Hiroshima}}, {{STN|Okayama}}, {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka}}, and {{STN|Tokyo}}}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=14|first=|span=2|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen''Nozomi'', ''Hikari (Hikari Rail Star)'', ''Kodama''|linecol=blue|dir=for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo}}
{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=14|first=|span=2|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''Nozomi'', ''Hikari (Hikari Rail Star)'', ''Kodama''|linecol=blue|dir=for Hiroshima, Okayama, Shin-Ōsaka, and Tokyo}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''Kodama''|linecol=blue|dir=for Hakata (Used for first departures)}}
{{ja-rail-linem|first=3|lwidth=350|nolinkindex=Sanyō Shinkansen ''Kodama''|linecol=blue|dir=for Hakata (Used for first departures)}}


==History==
==History==
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{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2017}}
* April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company [[Kyushu Tetsudo]] in front of [[Kokura Castle]].
* April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company [[Kyushu Tetsudo]] in front of [[Kokura Castle]].
* July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
* July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
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* April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.
* April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.


==Adjacent stations==
==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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）|trans-title=Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|publisher=JR Kyushu|date=31 July 2017|access-date=25 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801162701/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2016jousya.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{service rail start}}
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{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Shin-Shimonoseki}}|next={{STN|Hakata}}|service=Kodama}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Shin-Shimonoseki or {{STN|Shin-Yamaguchi}}|next=Hakata|service=Hikari RailStar<br/>/Hikari<br/>/Sakura}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Shin-Yamaguchi or {{STN|Hiroshima}}|next=Hakata|service=Nozomi<br/>/Mizuho}}
{{j-route|route=Kagoshima Main Line|col=#FF0000}}
{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Moji}}|next={{STN|Nishi-Kokura}}|service=Local/Semi-Rapid/Rapid}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Moji|next={{STN|Tobata}} or {{STN|Kurosaki}}|service=Limited Express}}
{{j-route|route=Nippō Main Line<br/>Hita Hikosan Line|col=#FF0000}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Moji<br/>(through Kagoshima Main Line)|next=Nishi-Kokura|service=Local/Rapid}}
{{j-rserv|previous=Tobata or Kurosaki<br/>(through Kagoshima Main Line)|next={{STN|Shimosone}} or {{STN|Yukuhashi}}|service=Limited Express}}
{{j-route|route=Kitakyushu Monorail|col=#000080}}
{{j-rserv|previous=''Terminus''|next={{STN|Heiwadōri}}|service=Local}}
{{end box}}


==See also==
==Surrounding area==
*[[Kokura Castle]]
* [[New Kitakyushu Airport]] - a direct rail link to the airport (15 km away) from Kokura station is planned
*[[Kitakyushu Stadium]]
*West Japan General Exhibition Center
*Kitakyushu International Conference Center


==External links==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{commons category}}
{{commons category}}

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*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91101060 Station Information (JR Kyushu)] {{ja icon}}
==External links==
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*[http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91101060 Station Information (JR Kyushu)] {{in lang|ja}}


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JA  28  JA  51  JF  01  JI  01 
Kokura Station

小倉駅
General information
LocationKokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū
Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms (Shinkansen)
4 island platforms (Conventional lines)
Tracks4 (Shinkansen)
8 (Conventional lines)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeJA28/JA51/JF01/JI01
History
Opened1 April 1891; 133 years ago (1891-04-01)
Passengers
FY 201635,431 daily
Rank2nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Hakata
Terminus
 San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Yamaguchi
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Shimonoseki
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Yamaguchi
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Shimonoseki
towards Shin-Ōsaka
Hakata
towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami
 San'yō Shinkansen
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Terminus Nichirin Yukuhashi
towards Miyazaki Airport
Kurosaki
JA  21 
towards Hakata
 Nichirin Sea Gaia
Tobata
JA  25 
towards Hakata
 Kirameki Moji
JA  29 
towards Mojikō
Nishi-Kokura
JA  27 
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line
Rapid
Semi-Rapid
Local
Terminus San'yō Line Moji
JA  52 
towards Shimonoseki
Nishi-Kokura
JF  02 
towards Kagoshima
 Nippō Main Line
Rapid
Local
 Terminus
Nishi-Kokura
JI  02 
towards Yoake
 Hitahikosan Line
Preceding station Kitakyushu Monorail Following station
Terminus Kokura Line Heiwadōri
towards Kikugaoka
Location
Kokura Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kokura Station
Kokura Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kokura Station is located in Japan
Kokura Station
Kokura Station
Kokura Station (Japan)
Station concourse
File:Statue of Galaxy Express 999 - panoramio.jpg
Statues of the Maetel and Tetsuro, the main characters from Galaxy Express 999, near the station.

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

JR limited express trains

Monorail

Tracks

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

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

References

  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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