is the main

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

terminal of the city of

Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

, Japan. It is located in

Nishi-ku, Kumamoto is one of the five Wards of Japan, wards of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered by the Kita-ku, Kumamoto, Kita-ku, Chūō-ku, Kumamoto, Chūō-ku, Minami-ku, Kumamoto, Minami-ku and also by the ...

, and is operated by

Kyushu Railway Company The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...

(JR Kyushu). In front of the station is a

tram stop A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...

of the tram operated by

Kumamoto City Transportation Bureau The is a public transportation authority of Kumamoto City, Japan. Tram Routes The bureau operates 2 tram A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban street ...

named Kumamoto-Ekimae Station.

Lines

Kumamoto is an intermediate station of the

Kyushu Shinkansen The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed railway network. It is an extension of the San'yō Shinkansen from Honshu connecting the city of Fukuoka (Hakata Station) in the north of Japan's Kyushu Island to the city of Kagoshima ( Kagoshima-Chuo St ...

and the

Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its two ...

and a terminal station of the

Hōhi Main Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, southern Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects the west and east coasts of the island. The line originates at Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto and ends at terminal of Ōita Statio ...

JR limited express trains

* ''

Trans-Kyushu Limited Express The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) which runs between Beppu and Kumamoto, via . Rolling stock * KiHa 185 series DMU: 1992 - present History The ''Trans-Kyushu Limited Express'' was i ...

'' (

Beppu is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643

- Hitoyoshi) * '' Kumagawa'' (Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi)

Platforms

Adjacent stations

{{S-end Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture Buildings and structures in Kumamoto Railway stations in Japan opened in 1891