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is a major railway station in

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, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in

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, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from

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by rail travel. The

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from

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ends at this station. The station was rebuilt in 2011. The main building was demolished and a new, larger station building, as well as office buildings and new platforms, was constructed. The station reconstruction project was initiated specifically for the

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extension from Hakata to

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which continues southward through its existing route to

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. The new station building has a

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, its first branch store in Kyushu, as a tenant, as well as other first-in-Kyushu branch retailers including

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Lines

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Fukuhoku-Yutaka Line The is the collective name for four sections of railway lines operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It runs between Kurosaki Station and Hakata station (66.6 km). The sections called Fukuhoku Yutaka ...

Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its t ...

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Hakata-Minami Line The is an long railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, connecting Hakata Station in Fukuoka with Hakata-Minami Station in Kasuga. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Service Although the line uses Shinkansen equipme ...

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Platforms

JR

Fukuoka City Subway

The subway station's symbol mark is a bolt of cloth with the traditional

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( :ja:博多織) pattern "Kenjō Hakata"(). Hakata-ori is a traditional

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History

* 11 December 1889: Opened. The original station building was about 600 m north of the current position. * 1 December 1963: Station reconstructed in present form raised above street level. * 10 March 1975: San'yō Shinkansen services began. * 22 March 1983: Temporary Fukuoka City Subway station opened. * 3 March 1985: Current Fukuoka City Subway station opened. * 3 March 2011: JR Hakata City opened. * 12 March 2011: Kyushu Shinkansen services begin.

Future plans

The extension of the Fukuoka City Subway

Nanakuma Line The is a subway line, part of the Fukuoka City Subway system in Fukuoka, Japan. It runs from Hashimoto Station in Nishi Ward to Tenjin-Minami Station in Chūō Ward, all within Fukuoka. The line's color on maps is green. Officially, the lin ...

to Hakata Station is scheduled to begin operation on 27 March 2023.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 121,370 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 1st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

References

External links

Fukuoka City Subway
at urbanrail.net
Hataka Station (JR Kyushu)

Hataka Station (JR West)

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Lines

Platforms

JR

Fukuoka City Subway

History

Future plans

Passenger statistics

See also

References

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