Haruda Station

Haruda Station (原田駅, Haruda-eki) is a railway station operated by JR Kyushu in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

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Haruda Station

原田駅
Haruda Station in August 2007
LocationHaruda, Chikushino-shi, Fukuoka-ken 818-0024
Japan
Coordinates33°27′06″N 130°32′22″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)
Distance
  • 97.9 km from Mojikō (Kagoshima Main Line)
  • 66.1 km from Wakamatsu (Chikuho Main Line)
Platforms2 side + 1 island + 1 semi-bay platforms
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes - footbridge to platforms equipped with elevators
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 December 1889 (1889-12-11)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)4,052 daily
Rank50th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
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Haruda Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 97.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

The station is also the southern terminus of the Chikuho Main Line and is located 66.1 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[3]

Only local and (in the case of the Kagoshima Main Line) some rapid services stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms, an island platform and a semi-bay platform serving five tracks. The semi-bay platform is designated as platform 0 and juts into the other side of platform 1 which is a side platform attached to the station building. Platform 0 is used by the Chikuho Main Line only. The station building is a modern concrete structure and houses a waiting area and a JR ticket window (with a Midori no Madoguchi facility). From platform 1, attached to the station building, access to the island and other side platform by means of a footbridge which is served by elevators. A ramp also leads up to the station entrance from the station forecourt.[2][4][5][6][7]

  • A view of platforms 1 and 0 (to the right).
  • The footbridge linking the platforms. Note the elevator shafts.

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  08  Futsukaichi Rapid JB  12  Kiyama
JB  09  Tenpaizan Local JB  11  Keyakidai
Chikuho Main Line
JG  04  Chikuzen-Yamae Local Terminus

History

The station was opened on 11 December 1889 by the privately run Kyushu Railway after the construction of a track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop with Tosu as one the several intermediate stations on the line. 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. On & December 1929, JGR extended the Chikuho Main Line from Chikuzen-Uchino to Haruda, making it the southern terminus of the 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.[8][9][10]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 4,052 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 50th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[11]

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See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 23, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 69. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. "原田" [Haruda]. JR Kyushu Official Station Webpage. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. "原田" [Haruda]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. "原田駅に訪問" [Visit to Haruda Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  7. "原田駅0番のりば" [Haruda Platform 0]. www.minemura.org. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  9. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 679–80. ISBN 4533029809.
  10. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 788. ISBN 4533029809.
  11. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.


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