Hanabatake Station (花畑駅, Hanabatake-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nishi-Nippon Railroad (NNR), and has station number T28.[1]
Hanabatake Station 花畑駅 | |||||||
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 Hanabatake Station building | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 1 Chome Hanabatake, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-0039 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 33°18′21.86″N 130°30′55.09″E / 33.3060722°N 130.5153028°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Nishi-Nippon Railroad | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | ||||||
| Distance | 39.5 km from Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||
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| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Station code | T28 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 26 October 1933 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2022 | 7370 | ||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nishitetsu Tenjin Ōmuta Line and is 39.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station.[1]
Station layout
editThe station consists of a two elevated opposed island platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Nishitetsu Yanagawa and Ōmuta |
| 3, 4 | ■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line | for Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi and Fukuoka |
Adjacent stations
edit| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Tenjin Ōmuta Line | ||||
| Kurume | Local | St. Mary's Hospital | ||
| Kurume | Express | Daizenji | ||
| Kurume | Limited Express | Daizenji | ||
History
editThe station opened on 26 October 1933 as a station on the Kyushu Railway. The company merged with the Kyushu Electric Tramway on 19 September 1942. The company changed its name to Nishi-Nippon Railway three days later, on 22 September 1942.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by 7370 passengers daily. [2]
Surrounding area
edit- Naito Hospital
- Horikawa Hospital
- Erpia Kurume (Kurume City Consumer Affairs Center, Gender Equality Promotion Center, Lifelong Learning Center)
- Kurume City Buried Cultural Properties Center
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "駅別乗降人員(2022年度1日平均、単位：人)". Nishi-Nippon Railway. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Hanabatake Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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