is a railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). Lines Kurume Station is served by the following lines. Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima Main Line Kyūdai Main Line Platforms History By December 1889, the privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track from to the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended southwards to Kurume, which opened as the new southern terminus on 1 March 1890. Kurume became a through-station on 1 April 1891 when the track was further extended to . When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi and Nagasaki Main Lines. On 21 November 1909, the Hitoyoshi Main Line was renamed the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 7,743 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 21st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. References External links Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Kurume