Kumamoto Station
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Kumamoto Station
熊本駅 |
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| Location | 3-15-1, Kasuga, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto-ken Japan |
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| Connections | Bus terminal |
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| Opened | 1891 |
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 Kumamoto Station
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Kumamoto Station (熊本駅 Kumamoto-eki?) is the main railway terminal of the city of Kumamoto, Japan. It is located in Nishi-ku, Kumamoto, and is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
In front of the station is a tram stop of the tram operated by Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.
Kumamoto is an intermediate station of the Kyushu Shinkansen and the Kagoshima Main Line and a terminal station of the Hōhi Main Line.
The station, one of the key stations of the railway network in the island of Kyushu, opened on July 1, 1891 when the Kyushu Railway extended the railway (later named Kagoshima Main Line) from Tamana Station (then called Takase Station) to this station.
The Hōhi Main Line opened on June 21, 1914, and the Kyushu Shinkansen opened on March 12, 2011.
Coordinates: 32°47′22″N 130°41′19″E / 32.789338°N 130.688694°E
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