is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kikuyō, Kumamoto, Japan. It Is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the starting point of the line at .
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.
Platforms
History Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Haramizu as an additional station on the existing track of the then (later the Miyagi Line) from eastwards to . By 1928, the track had been extended eastward and had linked up with the which had been built westward from . 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.
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.
Surrounding area Kikuyo Town Hall Semiconductor Techno Park
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Haramizu (JR Kyushu)