Hatae Station

{{short description|Railway station in Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan}}

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| name ={{JRK Station Numbering|JK|06}}
Hatae Station

| native_name = 波多江駅

| native_name_lang= ja

| symbol_location= jp

| symbol = jrk

|style=JR Kyushu

| type =

| image = Hatae Station 20170404.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Hatae Station in April 2017

| other_name =

| address = 4 Chome-3 Hataeekikita, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1107

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|33.5639|N|130.2265|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title;inline}}

| operator = 20px JR Kyushu

| line = {{JRKSN|JK}} Chikuhi Line

| distance = 10.1 km from {{STN|Meinohama|x}}

| platforms = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| train_operators =

| connections =

| structure = At grade

| parking = Available

| bicycle =

| accessible = Yes - platforms served by elevators

| code =

| status = Staffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)

| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191776_1601.html}}

| opened = {{Start date|1928|07|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| rebuilt = {{start date and age|2010}}

| former =

| passengers = 1920 daily

| pass_year = FY2020

| pass_rank = 76th (among JR Kyushu stations)

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR Kyushu|line= Chikuhi |note-mid={{SLL|Local}}|left= Itoshimakōkō-mae |right= Susenji}}

| map_type = Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Hatae Station

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| mapframe-zoom = 17

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{{nihongo|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|accessdate=3 March 2018}}

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 10.1 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Meinohama|x}}. Local and weekday rapid services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191776_1601.html|title=波多江|trans-title=Hatae|accessdate=26 March 2018|website=JR Kyushu official station website}}

Station layout

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.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 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|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=10, 77}}{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/chikuhi/station/0050_hatae.htm|title=波多江|trans-title=Hatae|accessdate=26 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}{{cite web|url=https://itoshima.blue/chikuhi/hatae|title=JR 波多江駅|trans-title=JR Hatae Station|date=February 2018|accessdate=26 March 2018|website=Itoshima Blue}} Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/fukuoka.html|title=福岡支店内各駅|trans-title=Stations within the Fukuoka Branch|accessdate=25 March 2018|website=JRTE website|archive-date=26 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626205419/http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/fukuoka.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://jr-mars.dyndns.org/view/station/view1.php?stat_no=600133|title=波多江駅|trans-title=Hatae Station|accessdate=26 March 2018|website=jr-mars.dyndns.org}} See images of tickets sold.

file:Train for Chikuzen-Maebaru Station at Hatae Station.jpg|A view of platform 2. The stairs at the south entrance to the station building can be seen to the right.

file:JRKyushu Hatae Station01.jpg|The old station building. This picture was taken in 2008.

file:Platform of Hatae Station from east side.jpg|A distant view of the station, looking westwards. Note the hashigami station above the platform. To the left, the narrow stairwell of the south entrance can be seen.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx={{JRKSN|JK}} Chikuhi Line|dir=for {{STN|Meinohama|x}}
Kūkō Line for {{STN|Tenjin|x}}, {{STN|Hakata|x}}, and {{STN|Fukuokakūkō|x}} (Airport)}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx={{JRKSN|JK}} Chikuhi Line||dir=for {{STN|Chikuzen-Maebaru|x}}, {{STN|Chikuzen-Fukae|x}}, {{STN|Karatsu|x}}, and {{STN|Nishi-Karatsu|x}}}}

History

The private Kitakyushu Railway had opened a track between {{STN|Fukuyoshi|x}} and {{STN|Hamasaki|x}} on 5 December 1923. Expanding in phases, by 15 October 1926, the line had been extended east to Hakata and west to {{STN|Higashi-Karatsu|x}}. 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.{{Teishajo|I|224-5}}{{Teishajo|II|723-4}}

Passenger statistics

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.{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）|url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2020ekibetsu.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2023-09-08}}