Kushiwara Station

Railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Kushiwara Station

櫛原駅

Kushiwara Station building

General information
Location| Higashikushiharamachi, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-0003
Japan
Coordinates| 33°19′11.79″N 130°31′27.61″E﻿ / ﻿33.3199417°N 130.5243361°E﻿ / 33.3199417; 130.5243361
Operated by|  Nishi-Nippon Railroad
Line(s)| ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Distance| 37.7 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Connections|

Construction
Structure type| At-grade
Other information
Status| Staffed
Station code| T26
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 12 April 1924 (1924-04-12)
Passengers
FY2022| 968

Location

Kushiwara Station

Location within Fukuoka Prefecture

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Kushiwara Station (Japan)

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Kushiwara Station (櫛原駅, Kushiwara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T26.[1]

## Lines

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The station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 37.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.[1]

## Station layout

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The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed.[1]

## Platforms

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1 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Yanagawa and Ōmuta

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2 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line  | for Nishitetsu Futsukaichi and Fukuoka

## Adjacent stations

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Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Miyanojin | Local  | Nishitetsu Kurume
Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

## History

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The station opened on 12 April 1924 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 968 passengers daily.[2]

## Surrounding area

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* Kurume Central Park
* Fukuoka Science Museum
* Kurume Bird Center
* Nankun Elementary School
* Kurume University
* Kurume Castle Ruins
* Kurume City Hall
* Kurumedaiichi Hospital
* Kusu Hospital
* Kurume Higashikushihara Post Office

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
2. ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Kushiwara Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Official home page (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line

* Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin)
* Yakuin
* Nishitetsu Hirao
* Takamiya
* Ōhashi
* Ijiri
* Zasshonokuma
* Sakuranamiki
* Kasugabaru
* Shirakibaru
* Shimoōri
* Tofurōmae
* Nishitetsu Futsukaichi
* Murasaki
* Asakuragaidō
* Sakuradai
* Chikushi
* Tsuko
* Mikunigaoka
* Mitsusawa
* Ōho
* Nishitetsu Ogōri
* Hatama
* Ajisaka
* Miyanojin
* Kushiwara
* Nishitetsu Kurume
* Hanabatake
* St. Mary's Hospital
* Tsubuku
* Yasutake
* Daizenji
* Mizuma
* Inuzuka
* Ōmizo
* Hatchōmuta
* Kamachi
* Yakabe
* Nishitetsu Yanagawa
* Tokumasu
* Shiotsuka
* Nishitetsu Nakashima
* Enoura
* Hiraki
* Nishitetsu Wataze
* Kuranaga
* Higashi-Amagi
* Nishitetsu Ginsui
* Shin-Sakaemachi
* Ōmuta

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