Hakozaki Station
# Hakozaki Station

Hakozaki Station (箱崎駅, Hakozaki-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Kukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 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.

## Layout

The station consists of one side and one island platforms serving three elevated tracks.

## Adjacent stations

| ← | | Service | | → |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kagoshima Main Line |||||
| JA 03 Chihaya (passenger) Chihaya Yard (freight) | JA 03 Chihaya (passenger) Chihaya Yard (freight) | Local | JA 01 Yoshizuka | JA 01 Yoshizuka |

## 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. 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.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5,679 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 32nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

## Surrounding area

* Hakozaki Shrine
