Kurosaki Station

JA  21 
Kurosaki

黒崎
Panorama of Kurosaki Station
General information
LocationYahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City
Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan
Operated by
Line(s)
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Other information
Station code
  • CK01 (Chikuhō)
  • JA21 (Kagashima Line)
History
Opened28 February 1891; 133 years ago (1891-02-28)
Location
JA  21  Kurosaki is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
JA  21  Kurosaki
JA  21 
Kurosaki
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
JA  21  Kurosaki is located in Kyushu
JA  21  Kurosaki
JA  21 
Kurosaki
JA  21 
Kurosaki (Kyushu)
JA  21  Kurosaki is located in Japan
JA  21  Kurosaki
JA  21 
Kurosaki
JA  21 
Kurosaki (Japan)

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

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JR limited express trains

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Station facilities

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JR Kyūshū

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JA  21 
Kurosaki Station

黒崎駅
JR Kyūshū Kurosaki entrance
General information
Location3 Chome-15-1 Kurosaki, Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Japan
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeJA21
History
Opened28 February 1891; 133 years ago (1891-02-28)
Passengers
201715,394 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Jinnoharu
JA  20 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Local
Yahata
JA  22 
towards Mojikō
Orio
JA  19 
towards Kagoshima
Kagoshima Main Line
Semi-Rapid
Rapid
Limited Express

Overview

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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

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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

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Service
Kyushu Railway Company
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
- Local JA  20  Jinnoharu
- Rapid JA  20  Jinnoharu

Chikuhō Electric Railroad

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Kurosaki-Ekimae Station

黒崎駅前駅
Chikuhō Electric Railroad station
Kurosaki-Ekimae Station platform
General information
Location3 Chome-15-1 Kurosaki, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Japan
Operated byChikuhō Electric Railroad
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platform, 1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeCK 01
History
Opened1911
Passengers
20138,850 daily

Overview

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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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Service
Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line
Terminus Local Nishi-Kurosaki

References

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  1. ^ Ishino 1998, pp. 675–676.

Bibliography

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  • 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.


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