Kurume-Daigakumae Station

Kurume-Daigakumae Station (久留米大学前駅, Kurume-Daigakumae-eki) is railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] The name means, literally, in front of Kurume University.

Kurume-Daigakumae Station 久留米大学前駅
Kurume-Daigakumae Station in 2016
Location	Japan
Coordinates	33°18′39″N 130°32′55″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Kyudai Main Line,
Distance	6.8 km from Kurume
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Designated parking area for bikes
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 March 2000
Passengers
FY2016	1,289 daily
Rank	135th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Kurume-Daigakumae Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 6.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kurume.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of a side platforms serving a single track. The station building is a modern wooden structure with a triangular roof skylight. It houses a waiting area, automatic ticket vending machine and a staffed ticket window.[2][3]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

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  A distant view of the station. There is parking for bikes but no lots for cars at the forecourt.
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  A view of the platform and track.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kyudai Main Line
Minami-Kurume		Local	Mii

History

JR Kyushu opened the station on 11 March 2000 as an additional station on the existing track of the Kyudai Main Line. [3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,289 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 135th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "久留米大学前" [Kurume-Daigakumae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
3. 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. 34, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
4. "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
5. "久留米高校前駅" [Kurume-Daigakumae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
6. "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

• Kurume-Daigakumae (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)