is railway station on the Kyūdai Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Lines The station is served by the Kyudai Main Line and is located 15.7 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local trains on the line stop at the station. Layout The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is of modern design and the station facilities are co-located with a local tourism organisation. The station building is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing. History Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened a track from to on 24 December 1928 during the first phase of the construction of the Kyudai Main Line. Chikugo-Kusano was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the track. 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 2015, there were 44,000 boarding passengers (in rounded thousands), giving a daily average of 121 passengers. References External links Chikugo-Kusano (JR Kyushu) Railway stations in Fukuoka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928