Nishi-Kumamoto Station

Railway station in Kumamoto, Japan

Nishi-Kumamoto Station

西熊本駅

The station exterior in April 2016

General information
Location| 1-1-60 Karikusa, Minami-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken 861-4134
Japan
Coordinates| 32°45′46.3″N 130°40′59.0″E﻿ / ﻿32.762861°N 130.683056°E﻿ / 32.762861; 130.683056
Operated by|  JR Kyushu
Line(s)|

■ Kagoshima Main Line

■Misumi Line

Distance| 199.8 km from Mojikō
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Other information
Status| Unstaffed
Website| www.jrkyushu.co.jp/EkiApp?LISTID=502&EKI=91301215
History
Opened| 26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Passengers
FY2020| 973 daily
Rank| 136th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR Kyushu | Following station

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Kawashiri

towards Kagoshima

|  | Kagoshima Main Line |  | Kumamoto

towards Mojikō

Location

Nishi-Kumamoto Station

Location within Kumamoto Prefecture

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Nishi-Kumamoto Station

Nishi-Kumamoto Station (Japan)

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Nishi-Kumamoto Station (西熊本駅, Nishi-Kumamoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the  Minami-ku ward of the city of  Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2] [3]

## Lines

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Nishi-Kumamoto Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line between Mojiko and Kagoshima, and lies 3.2 km south of Kumamoto Station.[4] It is also served by most trains of the Misumi Line, which continue past the nominal terminus of that line at Uto to terminate at Kumamoto. [2]

## Station layout

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The station is unstaffed, with ticket barriers on the ground floor level, and the platforms on the second floor level.[5] The platforms are approximately 85 m long, able to handle four-car local trains.[6]

### Platforms

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1 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Kumamoto

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2 | ■ ■ Kagoshima Main Line | for Yatsushiro
■ ■ Misumi Line | for Misumi

* The platforms in June 2016

## History

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The station was opened on 26 March 2016. A public ballot for the new station name was held between February and March, with the name "Nishi-Kumamoto" officially announced by JR Kyushu on 23 July 2015.[7] Other names suggested in the ballot included Shimo-Kumamoto Station (下熊本駅, lit. "Lower Kumamoto Station"), Chikami Station (近見駅), and Karikusa Station (刈草駅).[7] The total cost of building the station was approximately 1.25 billion yen, funded by the city of Kumamoto, with 380 million yen funded by a national grant.[7]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 973 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 136th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

## Surrounding area

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* Aeon Town Nishi-Kumamoto shopping mall[4]
* Rikigo Junior High School[9]
* National Route 3
* National Route 57

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ a b 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 20, 68. ISBN 9784062951654.
3. ^ 平成28年春ダイヤ改正 [Spring 2016 timetable revision] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Kyushu Railway Company. 18 December 2015. p. 8. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
4. ^ a b JR九州「西熊本駅」鹿児島本線熊本～川尻間新駅の駅名決定 - 2016年春開業 [JR Kyushu announces name of new station between Kumamoto and Kawashiri on Kagoshima Main Line]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
5. ^ "西熊本駅" [NIshi-Kumamoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
6. ^ ＪＲ九州、熊本―川尻間の新駅名は「西熊本」 [New JR station between Kumamoto and Kawashiri to be named Nishi-Kumamoto]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
7. ^ a b c ＪＲ新駅名称は「西熊本駅」 熊本－川尻間 [New JR station to be named Nishi-Kumamoto, between Kumamoto and Kawashiri]. Kumanichi.com (in Japanese). Japan: Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
9. ^ "Rikigo Junior High School". Rikigo Junior High School official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nishi-Kumamoto Station.

* JR Kyushu station information (in Japanese)
* July 2015 news release (in Japanese)

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Mojikō–Yatsushiro|

* Mojikō
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* Kokura
* Nishi-Kokura
* Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal
* Kyūshūkōdaimae
* Tobata
* Edamitsu
* Space World
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* Kurosaki
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* Kashii
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* Chihaya Yard
* Hakozaki
* Yoshizuka
* Hakata
* Takeshita
* Sasabaru
* Minami-Fukuoka
* Kasuga
* Ōnojō
* Mizuki
* Tofurōminami
* Futsukaichi
* Tenpaizan
* Haruda
* Keyakidai
* Kiyama
* Yayoigaoka
* Tashiro
* Tosu
* Hizen-Asahi
* Kurume
* Araki
* Nishimuta
* Hainuzuka
* Chikugo-Funagoya
* Setaka
* Minami-Setaka
* Wataze
* Yoshino
* Ginsui
* Ōmuta
* Arao
* Minami-Arao
* Nagasu
* Ōnoshimo
* Tamana
* Higo-Ikura
* Konoha
* Tabaruzaka
* Ueki
* Nishisato
* Sōjōdaigakumae
* Kami-Kumamoto
* Kumamoto
* Nishi-Kumamoto
* Kawashiri
* Tomiai
* Uto
* Matsubase
* Ogawa
* Arisa
* Senchō
* Shin-Yatsushiro
* Yatsushiro

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Sendai–Kagoshima|

* Sendai
* Kumanojo
* Kobanchaya
* Kushikino
* Kamimuragakuenmae
* Ichiki
* Yunomoto
* Higashi-Ichiki
* Ijuin
* Satsuma-Matsumoto
* Kami-Ijuin
* Hiroki
* Kagoshima-Chuo
* Kagoshima

Freight Branch|

* Kashii
* Chihaya Yard

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Stations of the JR Misumi Line

* (Kumamoto
* Nishi-Kumamoto
* Kawashiri
* Tomiai)
* Uto
* Midorikawa
* Sumiyoshi
* Higo-Nagahama
* Ōda
* Akase
* Ishiuchi Dam
* Hataura
* Misumi

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