Hainuzuka Station

Location
	Hainuzuka Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Hainuzuka Station Hainuzuka Station (Japan)

JB 20 Hainuzuka Station

羽犬塚駅
JB 20 Hainuzuka Station; 羽犬塚駅
	Hainuzuka Station in 2016
General information
Location	178-3 Yamanoi, Chikugo-shi, Fukuoka-ken 833-0031; Japan
Coordinates	33°12′33″N 130°29′51″E / 33.2091°N 130.4974°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JB Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	126.1 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes - footbridge equipped with elevators
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1891
Passengers
FY2020	2205 daily
Rank	63rd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Location
Location
	Hainuzuka Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Hainuzuka Station Hainuzuka Station (Japan)

Hainuzuka Station (羽犬塚駅, Hainuzuka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chikugo, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. ^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 126.1 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks at grade. The station building is built under the elevated tracks of the Kyushu Shinkansen which does not stop at the station. It houses a waiting room, a staffed ticket window and a mini-convenience store. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge which is equipped with elevators.^[3]^[2]^[4]^[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]

A view of the station platforms and tracks. Note the elevator door in the distance on the left.
Another view of the platforms. Note there are two footbridges.

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Kagoshima Main Line
JB 19 Nishimuta	Local	JB 21 Chikugo-Funagoya
JB 19 Nishimuta	Rapid	JB 21 Chikugo-Funagoya

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had opened a stretch of track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop on 11 December 1889. After several phases of expansion northwards and southwards, by February 1891, the line stretched from Kurosaki south to Kurume. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended south to Takase (now Tamana) opening as the new southern terminus on 1 April 1891. Hainuzuka was opened on the same day as one of several intermediate stations on the new stretch of track. 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.^[8]^[9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 2205 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 63rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[10]

Surrounding area

Chikugo City Hall
Fukuoka Prefectural Yame High School
Fukuoka Prefectural Yame Technical High School

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "羽犬塚" [Hainuzuka]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ ^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6巻熊本大分エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 67. ISBN 9784062951654.
^ "羽犬塚駅に訪問" [Visit to Hainuzuka Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
^ "羽犬塚" [Hainuzuka]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
^ "羽犬塚駅" [Hainuzuka Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 5 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
^ 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.
^ 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. 681. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.