Kurate Station

Kurate Station (鞍手駅, Kurate-eki) is a railway station on the Chikuho Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kurate, Kurate District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Kurate Station 鞍手駅
Kurate Station in 2007
Location	Omaki, Kurate, Kurate-gun, Fukuoka-ken 807-1311 Japan
Coordinates	33°47′52″N 130°41′58″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Chikuhō Main Line
Distance	18.7 km from Wakamatsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Disabled access	No - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
Status	Remotely managed station
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 July 1987
Passengers
FY2016	740 daily
Rank	197th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kurate Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhō Main Line and is located 18.7 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are not opposed. The tracks run on the east side of each platform. A station building of modern concrete design houses a waiting room and automatic ticket vending machines. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a sheltered footbridge.[2][3]

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Chikuhō Main Line
Chikuzen-Habu		Local	Chikuzen-Ueki

History

The station was opened by JR Kyushu on 1 July 1987 as an additional station on the existing Chikuhō Main Line track.[4][5]

On 4 March 2017, Kurate, along with several other stations on the line, became a remotely managed "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 740 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 197th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 73. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "鞍手" [kurate Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
4. 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. ISBN 4533029809.
5. 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 786. ISBN 4533029809.
6. "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
7. "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 3 March 2018.

External links

• Kurate Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)