Four Parties Sign a Partnership Agreement on Kitakyushu Monorail Corridor Development, Focusing on the Tokuriki-Kodanmae AreaA plan to make the area around monorail stations a more convenient place to live is starting
On December 17, 2025 (Reiwa 7), Kitakyushu City announced that it will sign a partnership agreement on town development along the Kitakyushu Monorail with the Kyushu Branch of the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), the monorail operator and a local bus company (the signing ceremony is scheduled for December 24). Around Tokuriki-Kodanmae Station, where a large housing complex stands and local buses connect, the parties will work on gathering new functions and rebuilding public transport.
Key points
- The four parties are the city, UR Kyushu Branch, the monorail operator and the bus company. The agreement aims to update both "town" and "transport" with a forward-looking view
- Around Tokuriki-Kodanmae Station there is a large housing complex with many residents near the station, and it is a transport node where the monorail and local buses meet, so it is seen as having high potential for both living and transport functions
- As background, the material notes that young people are driving less and dual-income households are increasing, so needs for convenience in both daily life and transport are growing
- The direction shown is to gather new functions around the station and to rebuild public transport with the area as a suburban transport hub. Specific facilities, timing and project costs are not given in the material
What to do in practice
- When considering a store, rental or land use along the line, check follow-up announcements from the city department in charge of urban regeneration
- The agreement is a framework for cooperation and concrete projects have not been announced, so wait for announcements before making investment decisions based on the plan
Kitakyushu City announced that it will join forces with the monorail and bus companies and a national agency that owns many homes to improve the towns around monorail stations. The first place they are looking at is around Tokuriki-Kodanmae Station, where a big housing complex stands.
- 1. PlaceThe area around Tokuriki-Kodanmae Station, which has a big housing complex
- 2. TownGather new functions that fit people's lives
- 3. TransportMake it easier to change between buses and the monorail
- 4. GoalA town chosen by the young people who will lead the next era
Points
- Four parties cooperate: the city, the Urban Renaissance Agency, the monorail company and the bus company
- They picked a place with a big housing complex and many people, where the monorail and buses meet
- The idea is to add new shops and services and make it easier to change between buses and the monorail. The details have not been announced yet
What the words mean
- Transport node
- A place where several kinds of vehicles, such as trains and buses, meet and it is easy to change between them
- Partnership agreement
- A promise by several companies or offices to work together for the same goal
- City of Kitakyushu: City of Kitakyushu: Four parties launch town development along the Kitakyushu Monorail (press release and ceremony outline)
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