Kokura Station is a station of the Kyushu Passenger Railway (JR Kyushu), West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Kitakyushu Monorail (Kitakyushu Monorail) located in 1-chome, Asano, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
The central station of Kitakyushu City, which is the gateway to Kyushu.It functions as a point of contact between Honshu and Kyushu, and all Sanyo Shinkansen trains stop there.The conventional line is also the starting point of the Nippou Main Line, which connects the cities of Eastern Kyushu, and the Kagoshima Main Line, which is the largest aorta in the city, is on board, and many limited express trains such as the limited express “Sonic” are in operation.It is a transfer station for Shinkansen and limited express trains, and is a terminal station where many trains, including other lines, start and end.There are also many conventional lines connecting Shimonoseki Station on the Sanyo Main Line, and many users commute to work or school from Shimonoseki City.The south side of the station is the largest downtown area in the city, and is the center of Kitakyushu where commercial and business functions are concentrated.
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