Kumamoto Station

Kumamoto is an intermediate station of the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 118.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Hakata|x}} and 740.7 kilometers from {{STN|Shin-Osaka|x}}. It is also an intermediate staton for the Kagoshima Main Line, of which it is 196.6 kilometers from the starting point at {{STN|Mojikō|x}}. The station is also the western terminus of the 148.0 kilometer Hōhi Main Line to {{STN|Oita|x}}.{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/kagoshima/station/0690_kumamoto.htm|title=熊本駅|trans-title=Kumamoto Station|accessdate=18 April 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951654|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area|language=Japanese|pages=35, 77}}

• Trans-Kyushu Limited Express (Beppu - Hitoyoshi)
• Kumagawa (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)

File:KUMAMOTO STATION PLATHOME.JPG

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{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Limited Express Kumagawa|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Hohi Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Suizenji|x}}, {{STN|Musashizuka|x}}, {{STN|Higo-Ōzu|x}}, and {{STN|Miyaji|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=1|span=2|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Misumi Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Misumi|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=2|span=3|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Tamana|x}}, {{STN|Arao|x|Kumamoto}} and {{STN|Ōmuta|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Misumi Line|linecol=red|dir=for Misumi}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=3|span=7|nolinkindex=Limited Express Ariake|linecol=red|dir=for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta, {{STN|Kurume|x}}, {{STN|Tosu|x}}, and {{STN|Hakata|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Trans-Kyushu Limited Express|linecol=red|dir=for Miyaji, {{STN|Oita|x}}, and {{STN|Beppu|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Limited Express Kumagawa|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Limited Express Aso Boy|linecol=red|dir=for {{STN|Aso|x|Kumamoto}} and Miyaji}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=SL Hitoyoshi|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Limited Express A-Train|linecol=red|dir=for Misumi}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Tamana, Arao and Ōmuta}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=4|span=2|linename=Hohi Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Misumi Line|linecol=red|dir=for Misumi}}

{{ja-rail-linem|pfn=5|span=3|linename=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Tamana, Arao, Ōmuta, {{STN|Ginsui|x}}, and Tosu}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Kagoshima Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Yatsushiro}}

{{ja-rail-linem|nolinkindex=Hohi Main Line|linecol=red|dir=for Suizenji, Musashizuka, Higo-Ōzu and Miyaji}}

{{jpfm|pfn=11, 12|name=Kyushu Shinkansen|symbol={{ric|JR Kyushu|Kyushu Shinkansen}}|dir=for {{STN|Hakata|x}} and {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka|x}}}}

{{jpfm|pfn=13, 14|first=3|name=Kyushu Shinkansen|symbol={{ric|JR Kyushu|Kyushu Shinkansen}}|dir=for {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō|x}}}}

{{Service rail start}}

{{J-route|route=Kagoshima Main Line|col=Red|f=w}}

{{J-rserv|previous=|next={{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}|service=Rapid Super Orange}}

{{J-rserv|previous={{STN|Kami-Kumamoto|x}}|next={{STN|Kawashiri|x}}|service=Rapid Kumamoto Liner}}

{{J-rserv|previous=Kami-Kumamoto|next={{STN|Nishi-Kumamoto|x}}|service=Local}}

{{J-route|route=Hōhi Main Line|col=Sienna|f=w}}

{{J-rserv|previous=|next={{STN|Shin-Suizenji|x}}|service=Rapid Hōhi Liner}}

{{J-rserv|previous=|next={{STN|Heisei|x}}|service=Local}}

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 9,465 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 10th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）|url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2020ekibetsu.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2023-09-08}}

• List of railway stations in Japan

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• [https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191555_1601.html Kumamoto Station (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}

{{Kagoshima Main Line}}

{{Hohi Main Line}}

Category:Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Category:Buildings and structures in Kumamoto

Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1891