JA  28  JA  51  JF  01  JI  01  Kokura Station 小倉駅
General information
Location	Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū Fukuoka Prefecture Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Operated by	JR Kyushu JR West Kitakyushu Monorail
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen JA Kagoshima Main Line JF Nippō Main Line      Kokura Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (Shinkansen) 4 island platforms (Conventional lines)
Tracks	4 (Shinkansen) 8 (Conventional lines)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	JA28/JA51/JF01/JI01
History
Opened	1 April 1891; 132 years ago (1891-04-01)
Passengers
FY 2016	35,431 daily
Rank	2nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Hakata Terminus San'yō Shinkansen Mizuho Shin-Yamaguchi towards Shin-Ōsaka San'yō Shinkansen Sakura Shin-Shimonoseki towards Shin-Ōsaka San'yō Shinkansen Nozomi Shin-Yamaguchi towards Shin-Ōsaka San'yō Shinkansen Hikari Shin-Shimonoseki towards Shin-Ōsaka Hakata towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami San'yō Shinkansen Kodama Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Terminus Nichirin Yukuhashi towards Miyazaki Airport Kurosaki JA  21  towards Hakata Nichirin Sea Gaia Tobata JA  25  towards Hakata Kirameki Moji JA  29  towards Mojikō Nishi-Kokura JA  27  towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Rapid Semi-Rapid Local Terminus San'yō Line Moji JA  62  towards Shimonoseki Nishi-Kokura JF  02  towards Kagoshima Nippō Main Line Rapid Local Terminus Nishi-Kokura JI  02  towards Yoake Hitahikosan Line Preceding station Kitakyushu Monorail Following station Terminus Kokura Line Heiwadōri towards Kikugaoka
Location
Kokura Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Kokura Station Kokura Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kokura Station (小倉駅, Kokura-eki) in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.

JR lines

• Kagoshima Main Line
• San'yō Shinkansen
• Nippō Main Line
• Hitahikosan Line

JR limited express trains

• San'yō Shinkansen Nozomi, Hikari, and Kodama (Tokyo - Shin-Ōsaka - Hakata)
• San'yō Shinkansen Mizuho, and Sakura (Shin-Ōsaka - (Kagoshima-Chūō by Kyushu Shinkansen)
• Sonic (Hakata - Yanagigaura/Ōita/Saiki)
• Nichirin Seagaia (Hakata - Miyazaki Kūkō)
• Kirameki (Mojikō/Kokura - Hakata)

Monorail

• Kitakyushu Monorail

Tracks

History

• April 1, 1891: Opened by the private company Kyushu Tetsudo in front of Kokura Castle.
• July 1, 1907: Brought under state control.
• March 1, 1958: Reconstructed 700 meters east of original location (the former station site is now known as Nishi ("West")

Kokura).

• March 10, 1975: Sanyo Shinkansen services commenced.
• April 1, 1987: Following privatisation of JNR it came under the control of JR Kyushu. The Shinkansen platforms are run by JR West.
• April 1, 1998: Kitakyushu Monorail line is extended to Kokura Station as part of a major reconstruction of the station building.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 35,431 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 2nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kokura Castle
• Kitakyushu Stadium
• West Japan General Exhibition Center
• Kitakyushu International Conference Center