Hanabatake Station

Railway station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

ConstructionStructure typeElevatedOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeT28WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened26 October 1933 (1933-10-26)PassengersFY20227370

Location
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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]

Lines

The 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

The station consists of a two elevated opposed island platforms with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.^[1]

Platforms

1, 2	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Nishitetsu Yanagawa and Ōmuta
3, 4	■ Tenjin Ōmuta Line	for Nishitetsu Kurume, Nishitetsu Futsukaichi and Fukuoka

Adjacent stations

←	Service
Tenjin Ōmuta Line
Kurume	Local	St. Mary's Hospital
Kurume	Express	Daizenji
Kurume	Limited Express	Daizenji

History

The 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

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by 7370 passengers daily. ^[2]

Surrounding area

Naito Hospital
Horikawa Hospital
Erpia Kurume (Kurume City Consumer Affairs Center, Gender Equality Promotion Center, Lifelong Learning Center)
Kurume City Buried Cultural Properties Center

References

^ ^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.