Haramizu Station

Haramizu Station

原水駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Haramizu Station in 2006
General information
LocationHaramizu, Kikuyō-machi, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-1102
Japan
Coordinates32°52′14″N 130°49′44″E / 32.87056°N 130.82889°E / 32.87056; 130.82889
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance18.9 km from Kumamoto
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 July 1920; 104 years ago (1920-07-25)
Passengers
FY2020780 daily
Rank167th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Sanrigi
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line Higo-Ōzu
towards Ōita
Location
Haramizu Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Haramizu Station
Haramizu Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Haramizu Station is located in Japan
Haramizu Station
Haramizu Station
Haramizu Station (Japan)
Map

Haramizu Station (原水駅, Haramizu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kikuyō, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a simple steel frame structure which serves only to house a waiting room and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.[2][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line for Kumamoto
2 ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line for Higo-Ōzu and Aso
  • A view of the platforms and tracks.
    A view of the platforms and tracks.
  • Passenger shelter on platform 2.
    Passenger shelter on platform 2.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Haramizu as an additional station on the existing track of the then Miyagi Light Rail Line (宮地軽便線) (later the Miyagi Line) from Kumamoto eastwards to Higo-Ōzu. By 1928, the track had been extended eastward and had linked up with the Inukai Line (犬飼線) which had been built westward from Ōita. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 780 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 167th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Kikuyo Town Hall
  • Semiconductor Techno Park

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "原水駅" [Haramizu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 744. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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