Hakozaki Station

Hakozaki Station (箱崎駅, Hakozaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Kukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

JA  02  Hakozaki Station 箱崎駅
Hakozaki Station in 2017
General information
Location	2 Chome-32 Hakomatsu, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 812-0061 Japan
Coordinates	33°37′04″N 130°25′36″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	75.0 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 September 1890 (1890-09-28)
Passengers
FY2020	4927 daily
Rank	28th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Yoshizuka towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Local Chihaya towards Mojikō
Location Hakozaki Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Hakozaki Station Hakozaki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 75.0 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three elevated tracks, connected by an elevated station building with a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Kokura and Shimonoseki
2, 3	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Hakata and Kurume

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata to Akama by 28 September 1890, with Hakozaki being opened on the same day as one of the intermediate stations. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4] From October 2001 to November 2003, construction work to build a new elevated station was undertaken. The new station was opened on 13 March 2004 and is about 400 metres north of the old location.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 4927 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 28th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is an old urban area that developed around Kyushu University, and there are no large-scale commercial facilities.

• Hakozaki Shrine
• Fukuoka City Hakozaki Elementary School
• Fukuoka City Hakomatsu Elementary School
• Fukuoka City Higashi Ward Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 31, 69. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. 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. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. 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. p. 678. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Hakozaki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Hakozaki Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)