Harumachi Station

Harumachi Station (原町駅, Harumachi-eki) is a railway station on the Sasaguri Line operated by JR Kyushu in Kasuya, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Harumachi Station 原町駅
Harumachi Station in 2016
Location	Kasuya, Kasuya, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33°36′42″N 130°28′15″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Sasaguri Line
Distance	5.0 km from Yoshizuka
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 June 1904 (1904-06-19)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	1,407 daily
Rank	124th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
Harumachi Station Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 5.0 km from the starting point of the line at Yoshizuka.[2] The station is sometimes depicted on maps and timetables as part of the Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, of which the Sasaguri Line is a component.

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station shares a building with a community facility named "Harmony Hall Harumachi". There is a small waiting area and a staffed ticket window. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a covered footbridge.[2][3][4]

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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but without a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]

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  A view of the platforms and tracks. Note the covered footbrige.
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  A distant view of the station building showing the bike shed to the left.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Sasaguri Line (Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)
Yusu		Local	Chōjabaru

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway opened a stretch of track from Yoshizuka to Sasaguri on 19 June 1904, with Harumachi opening on the same day as an intermediate station on the track. 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 Sasaguri 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.[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,407 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 124th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 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3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 30, 75. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. "原町" [Harumachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. "原町駅に訪問" [Visit to Harumachi Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018. For photographic coverage of station facilities.
5. "福岡支店内各駅" [Stations within the Fukuoka Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
6. "原町駅" [Harumachi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 7 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
7. 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. 221. ISBN 4533029809.
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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 697. ISBN 4533029809.
9. "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 3 March 2018.

External links

• Harumachi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)