Hamasaki Station

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title: "Hamasaki Station" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["railway-stations-in-japan-opened-in-1924", "chikuhi-line", "railway-stations-in-karatsu,-saga", "stations-of-kyushu-railway-company"] description: "Railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamasaki_Station" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Railway station in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan ::

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Field	Value
name	Hamasaki Station
native_name	浜崎駅
native_name_lang	ja
symbol_location	jp
symbol	jrk
style	JR Kyushu
image	JRKyushu Hamasaki Station 2022-01.jpg
caption	Hamasaki Station in 2022
address	108-3, Hamatama-chō Hamasaki, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-5131
country	Japan
coordinates
operator	[[File:JR logo (kyushu).svg
line	Chikuhi Line
distance	35.4 km from
platforms	2 side platforms
tracks	2 + 1 siding
structure	At grade
bicycle	Bike shed
accessible	Yes
status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
website
opened
rebuilt	2022
passengers	464 daily
pass_year	FY2020
pass_rank	225th (among JR Kyushu stations)
services
map_type	Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan
map_dot_label	Hamasaki Station
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	17
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| name = Hamasaki Station | native_name = 浜崎駅 | native_name_lang= ja | symbol_location= jp | symbol = jrk |style=JR Kyushu | type = | image = JRKyushu Hamasaki Station 2022-01.jpg | alt = | caption = Hamasaki Station in 2022 | other_name = | address = 108-3, Hamatama-chō Hamasaki, Karatsu-shi, Saga-ken 849-5131 | country = Japan | coordinates = | operator = [[File:JR logo (kyushu).svg|20px]] JR Kyushu | line = Chikuhi Line | distance = 35.4 km from | platforms = 2 side platforms | tracks = 2 + 1 siding | train_operators = | connections = | structure = At grade | parking = | bicycle = Bike shed | accessible = Yes | code = | status = Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | website = | opened = | closed = | rebuilt = 2022 | former = | passengers = 464 daily | pass_year = FY2020 | pass_rank = 225th (among JR Kyushu stations) | services = | map_type = Japan Saga Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Hamasaki Station |mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 17 Hamasaki Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Chikuhi Line.

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 35.4 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms two tracks with a siding. The station building was a timber structure of traditional design, but was replaced by modern structure in 2022. It houses a waiting room and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge. A bike shed is provided outside.

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 POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.

Platforms

file:Chikuhi Line from overpass of Hamasaki Station (east).jpg|A view of the station platforms and tracks.

History

The station was opened on 5 December 1923 as the western terminus of a line which the private Kitakyushu Railway had built from . Hamasaki became a through-station on 7 July 1924 when the track was extended west to . 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 464 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 225th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

• Karatsu City Hall Hamatama Branch Office
• Hamasaki Post Office
• Hamasaki Beach

References

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map". JR Kyushu.
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9. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）".

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