Haruda Station (原田駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

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

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.

Platforms

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 of 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 7 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. Station numbering was introduced on 28 September 2018 with Haruda being assigned station number JB10 for the Kagoshima Main Line and JG05 for the Haruda Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 51st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area