Hatae Station (波多江駅, Hatae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

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Hatae Station

波多江駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hatae Station in April 2017
General information
Location4 Chome-3 Hataeekikita, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1107
Japan
Coordinates33°33′50″N 130°13′35″E / 33.5639°N 130.2265°E / 33.5639; 130.2265
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JK Chikuhi Line
Distance10.1 km from Meinohama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes - platforms served by elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1928 (1928-07-01)
Rebuilt2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Passengers
FY20201920 daily
Rank76th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Itoshimakōkō-mae Chikuhi Line
Local
Susenji
towards Meinohama
Location
Hatae Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Hatae Station
Hatae Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Hatae Station is located in Japan
Hatae Station
Hatae Station
Hatae Station (Japan)
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Lines

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The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 10.1 km from the starting point of the line at Meinohama.[3] Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[4]

Station layout

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The station consists of an island platform two tracks. The station building is a modern elevated structure where the station facilities are located on a bridge spanning the platform and which has entrances on both sides of the tracks. The bridge houses a waiting area, a staffed ticket window and ticket gates. From there, steps and an elevator give access to the island platform.[3][2][5]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[6][7]

Platforms

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1  JK Chikuhi Line for Meinohama
Kūkō Line for Tenjin, Hakata, and Fukuokakūkō (Airport)
2  JK Chikuhi Line for Chikuzen-Maebaru, Chikuzen-Fukae, Karatsu, and Nishi-Karatsu

History

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The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between Fukuyoshi and Hamasaki on 5 December 1923. Expanding in phases, by 15 October 1926, the line had been extended east to Hakata and west to Higashi-Karatsu. Hatae Station was opened on 1 July 1928 as an additional station on the track. When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[8][9]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 1920 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 76th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]

Surrounding area

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  • JA Itoshima Hatae Branch
  • Hatae Post Office
  • Sannomiya Shrine

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "波多江" [Hatae]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 10, 77. ISBN 9784062951647.
  4. ^ "波多江" [Hatae]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "JR 波多江駅" [JR Hatae Station]. Itoshima Blue. February 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. ^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. ^ "波多江駅" [Hatae Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 26 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  8. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 224–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  9. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 723–4. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  10. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
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