Kurosaki Station

Kurosaki Station (黒崎駅) is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu serving Kagoshima Main Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.

JA  21  Kurosaki 黒崎
Panorama of Kurosaki Station
General information
Location	Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City Fukuoka Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu Chikuhō Electric Railroad
Line(s)	JA Kagoshima Main Line      Fukuhoku Yutaka Line Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	CK01 (Chikuhō) JA21 (Kagashima Line)
History
Opened	28 February 1891 (1891-02-28)
Location JA  21  Kurosaki Location within Fukuoka Prefecture JA  21  Kurosaki JA  21  Kurosaki (Kyushu) JA  21  Kurosaki JA  21  Kurosaki (Japan)

Lines

• JR Kyūshū
  • Kagoshima Main Line
  • Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
• Chikuhō Electric Railroad
  • Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line

JR limited express trains

• Sonic (Hakata - Yanagigaura/Ōita/Saiki)
• Nichirin Seagaia (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō)
• Kirameki (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)

Station facilities

JR Kyūshū

JA  21  Kurosaki Station 黒崎駅
JR Kyūshū Kurosaki entrance
General information
Location	3 Chome-15-1 Kurosaki, Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JA Kagoshima Main Line      Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JA21
History
Opened	28 February 1891 (1891-02-28)
Passengers
2017	15,394 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Jinnoharu JA  20  towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Local Yahata JA  22  towards Mojikō Orio JA  19  towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Semi-Rapid Rapid Limited Express

Overview

JR Kurosaki Station is the station serving the Kagoshima Main Line and is the terminus of Fukuhoku Yutaka Line. The station consist of 2 islands serving four tracks and handles an average of 15,000 passengers a day. At the south exit of the station there is a pedway that also serves as a station square, connecting the Izutsuya department store on the east side with the commercial area on the south side.

Station layout

1	■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia	for Kashii and Hakata
	■ Limited Express Kirameki	for Hakata
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kashii, Hakata and Ōmuta
	■ Fukuhoku Yutaka Line	for Nōgata, Iizuka and Hakata
2	■ Limited Express Sonic, Nichirin Seagaia	for Oita, Miyazaki, and Miyazaki Kūkō
	■ Limited Express Kirameki	for Kokura and Mojikō
	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and Mojikō
3	■ Fukuhoku Yutaka Line	for Nōgata and Iizuka (Used for first departures)
4	■ Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and Mojikō (Used for through service from Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)|}

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Kyushu Railway Company
Fukuhoku Yutaka Line
-		Local	JA  20  Jinnoharu
-		Rapid	JA  20  Jinnoharu

Chikuhō Electric Railroad

Kurosaki-Ekimae Station 黒崎駅前駅
Chikuhō Electric Railroad station
Kurosaki-Ekimae Station platform
General information
Location	3 Chome-15-1 Kurosaki, Yahatanishi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan
Operated by	Chikuhō Electric Railroad
Line(s)	Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line
Platforms	2 side platform, 1 island platform
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	CK 01
History
Opened	1911
Passengers
2013	8,850 daily

Overview

Kurosaki-Ekimae Station is the terminus of Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line opened on 15 July 1911. The station consist of 3 platforms serving two tracks and handles an average of 8,000 passengers a day.

Adjacent station

←		Service		→
Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line
Terminus		Local	Nishi-Kurosaki

References

Bibliography

• 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.