is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kasuya, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Sasaguri Line and is located 5.0 km from the starting point of the line at . 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. For photographic coverage of station facilities.
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. See images of tickets sold.
Platforms
History The privately run Kyushu Railway opened a stretch of track from to 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.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 1215 boarding passengers at this station, making it the 119th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.
Surrounding area Kasuya Town Nakahara Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Harumachi (JR Kyushu)