{
  "edition": "2026-11-07",
  "id": "hakata",
  "locale": "en",
  "url": "https://senroam.com/en/stations/hakata/",
  "name": "Hakata",
  "summary": "Look for さくら on the board, then match the train number and destination on your ticket. A Sakura can travel south towards Kagoshima-Chūō or north towards Shin-Osaka.",
  "type": "station",
  "questions": [
    {
      "id": "airport-subway-lifts",
      "question": "At Hakata, can I change from the Shinkansen to the airport subway using lifts?",
      "answer": "JR West shows lifts from Shinkansen platforms 11–16 to the Shinkansen Central Gate. The subway shows lifts from the JR concourse to its concourse and platform. Ask staff at the JR gate for the step-free way to the subway lift. That connecting stretch still needs verification.",
      "sources": [
        "https://eki.jr-odekake.net/barrierfree?id=0910127",
        "https://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eki/stations/hakata.php",
        "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/facility/barrier_free/assist/"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "駅別時刻表 · 博多",
      "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
      "url": "https://www.jrkyushu-timetable.jp/cgi-bin/jr-k_time/tt_dep.cgi?c=28283",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Dated departures, service names, directions and destinations. Open the time to inspect the stops.",
      "supportJa": "指定日の列車名・方面・行先。時刻を選ぶと停車駅を確認できます。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07",
      "date": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "博多駅構内図",
      "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
      "url": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2024/09/30/hakataeki_kounaizu20241001.pdf",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Station signs, gate names and onward directions shown on page 1.",
      "supportJa": "1ページの駅構内図に示された案内表示、改札口名、方面。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07",
      "date": "2024-10",
      "page": 1
    },
    {
      "title": "駅情報一覧 · 九州新幹線",
      "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
      "url": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Ordered corridor stations, kana and conventional-line station listings.",
      "supportJa": "九州新幹線の駅順、読み、在来線の駅一覧。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "博多駅 バリアフリー情報",
      "publisher": "JR West",
      "url": "https://eki.jr-odekake.net/barrierfree?id=0910127",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Lifts connect Shinkansen platforms 11–16 to Shinkansen Central Gate.",
      "supportJa": "新幹線11〜16番のりばと新幹線中央口のエレベーター経路。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "博多駅 · 空港線",
      "publisher": "Fukuoka City Subway",
      "url": "https://subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eki/stations/hakata.php",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Airport-bound departures and lift segments at the subway Central Entrance.",
      "supportJa": "福岡空港方面の時刻表、地下鉄中央口のエレベーター経路。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "お身体の不自由なお客さまへ",
      "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
      "url": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/facility/barrier_free/assist/",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Current channels for requesting assistance online, by telephone or at a staffed station.",
      "supportJa": "介助の事前申込みを受け付けるウェブ・電話・有人駅の案内。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07"
    }
  ],
  "detail": "Arriving on the Kyūshū Shinkansen for Fukuoka Airport? Leave by the Shinkansen Central Gate (新幹線中央口). Follow 地下鉄 and then 空港線・福岡空港方面. JR West confirms lift access from platforms 11–16 to the Central Gate. Fukuoka City Subway lists lifts at its Central Entrance from the JR concourse to the subway concourse and on to the platform. The walk between the JR gate and the subway lift still needs step-free verification. Ask staff at the gate before continuing.",
  "related": [
    "/en/services/mizuho/",
    "/en/services/sakura/",
    "/en/services/tsubame/"
  ],
  "passes": {
    "reviewed": "2026-11-08",
    "connections": [
      {
        "operator": "Fukuoka City Subway",
        "kind": "subway",
        "passes": {
          "jrp": {
            "status": "not-listed",
            "sources": [
              "https://japanrailpass.net/en/about_jrp/route/"
            ]
          },
          "jrk": {
            "status": "excluded",
            "sources": [
              "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "literature": [],
  "fieldNotes": [
    {
      "label": "tickets",
      "text": "For the JR Kyushu staffed ticket office (みどりの窓口), head towards the conventional-line Central Gate (中央改札口). JR Kyushu’s plan identifies this as its only such office at Hakata. The Maing gate (マイング) is marked IC-card only. At the 7 November 2026 check, JR Kyushu listed the staffed counter at 07:00–22:00 and machine collection of eligible online bookings at 04:45–23:20. Staff may be away during breaks or station rounds. Recheck the station page before an early or late collection.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "博多駅構内図",
          "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
          "url": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2024/09/30/hakataeki_kounaizu20241001.pdf",
          "lang": "ja",
          "date": "2024-10",
          "page": 1,
          "checked": "2026-11-07"
        },
        {
          "title": "博多駅 · 駅の営業案内",
          "url": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191771_1601.html",
          "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
          "lang": "ja",
          "checked": "2026-11-07"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "access",
      "text": "From the Chikushi entrance (筑紫口), JR West lists level access to the Shinkansen Central Gate on floor 1. The Hikari Plaza gate (ひかり広場口) is on floor 2; a lift connects it to the same entrance.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "博多駅 バリアフリー情報",
          "publisher": "JR West",
          "url": "https://eki.jr-odekake.net/barrierfree?id=0910127",
          "lang": "ja",
          "checked": "2026-11-07"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "placeId": "P0001",
  "previous": null,
  "next": "shin-tosu",
  "line": "kyushu-shinkansen",
  "timetable": "https://www.jrkyushu-timetable.jp/cgi-bin/jr-k_time/tt_dep.cgi?c=28283",
  "diagram": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2024/09/30/hakataeki_kounaizu20241001.pdf"
}