Kyushu's railways · 2006 → 2026

32 stations in Kyushu are about to disappear.

53 have already gone in the last 20 years.

In May 2026, NOREN's founder Miki Matsushima went to see the fireflies in Akamura, a small village in Fukuoka Prefecture, and heard that the railway could no longer be kept running and the village's stations would disappear. NOREN was started to send travelers to the places people don't go. While there is still time.

Tap a station or a warm light for details

When, and which lines

1. 2007Nishitetsu Miyajidake Line, Nishitetsu-Shingu – Tsuyazaki (Fukuoka)6 stations.
2. 2007–2008Takachiho Railway, Nobeoka – Takachiho (Miyazaki)19 stations. Damaged by the 2005 typhoon, the line never reopened. JR Nobeoka Station remains.
3. 2008Shimabara Railway, Shimabara-Gaiko – Kazusa (Nagasaki)20 stations.
4. 2023JR Hitahikosan Line, Soeda – Yoake (Fukuoka, Oita)8 stations. Cut by the 2017 floods, the line never came back as a railway.
5. Since 2020JR Hisatsu Line, Yatsushiro – Yoshimatsu (Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima)17 stations. No trains since the July 2020 floods. Between Yatsushiro and Hitoyoshi, it has been agreed to restore the railway.

The towns along these lines

Population in 1995 and 2020 of the towns whose stations have gone or are about to go. Most towns have shrunk; some have grown.

1995 → 2020

• Kuma † Kumamoto

  5,665 → 2,433
  -57.1%
• Toho * Fukuoka

  3,117 → 1,899
  -39.1%
• Hinokage Miyazaki

  5,928 → 3,635
  -38.7%
• Soeda Fukuoka

  13,763 → 8,801

Places you can visit with NOREN

The warm lights on the map are experiences you can book on NOREN today, hosted by local people. Your booking reaches the people who live in that place.

There are no experiences yet in the towns losing their stations. We are adding them one at a time.

• Itoshima
  • Fly across Itoshima's Sky to the Sea — Paragliding Tandem Flight
• Fukuoka City
  • Tea Ceremony Experience "Otemae" ~ Whisk Your Own Matcha with a Hakata Maiko ~
  • Hotel Delivery: Kimono Dressing & Hair Styling — Take Your Kimono Home
  • Kintsugi Spa — East meets West Signature
  • Pass through the Noren Curtain: A Single Hakata Establishment
  • Maiko Transformation Plan | Near Kushida Shrine · Traditional Japanese Hairstyle with Your Own Hair
  • Hakata Traditional Performing Arts Experience – Hakata Maiko · Shamisen · Ozashiki Games · Tea Ceremony
  • Inside the Member-Only Door — Japanese Sake and Fresh Matcha Whisked Before You
• Dazaifu

Notes and sources

“Gone” means the station ceased to be a passenger railway station between 2006 and 2026. The 53 include Nobeoka Station on the Takachiho Railway (JR Nobeoka Station remains). For the 8 stations on the JR Hitahikosan Line, the year shown is August 2023, when they ended their role as railway stations (the formal end of the railway business is reported to be planned for March 2027). Positions follow the National Land Numerical Information data (about 1:25,000) and are not exact. Sagara-Toshima on the Kuma River Railway (moved in September 2026) is not shown, because no public position data exists yet.

Sources (original Japanese titles):

• 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ）2025年版」（国土交通省）（https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-N02-2025.html）（2026年9月28日取得）をもとにNOREN作成（CC BY 4.0）
• 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ）2006年（平成18年）7月31日時点版」（国土交通省）（https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-N02-2014.html）（2026年9月28日取得）をもとにNOREN作成
• 「国土数値情報（行政区域データ）2025年版」（国土交通省）（https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-N03-2025.html）（2026年9月28日取得）をもとにNOREN作成（CC BY 4.0）
• 人口：政府統計の総合窓口(e-Stat)（https://www.e-stat.go.jp/）「国勢調査」（総務省統計局）を加工して作成（1995年・2020年。合併した市町村の1995年は合併前の市町村の合計、増減率はNORENが計算）
• 県の輪郭：Natural Earth（パブリックドメイン）

駅・路線の区分（なくなった／これからなくなる／運休中）と年は、以下の公表資料をもとにNORENが付与したもので、国が作成したものではありません。

• 国土交通省「近年廃止された鉄道路線」（宮地岳線・島原鉄道・高千穂鉄道）
• 九州旅客鉄道株式会社「日田彦山線（添田駅～夜明駅間）における鉄道事業廃止の届出について」（2025年12月26日）
• 福岡県「平成筑豊鉄道沿線地域公共交通協議会」公表資料（2026年3月24日 書面決議、2026年9月8日 第11回協議会）
• 熊本県・九州旅客鉄道株式会社「ＪＲ肥薩線（八代～人吉間）の鉄道での復旧に関する最終合意書」（2025年4月1日）
• くま川鉄道株式会社「全線運行再開および一部駅の移転・名称変更のお知らせ」（2026年9月）