Lines
The station is served by the ÅŒmura Line and is located 32.8 km from the starting point of the line at . Besides the local services on the line, the Rapid ''Seaside Liner'' also stops at the station.Station layout
The station consists of two staggered side platforms serving two tracks. From the forecourt, a flight of steps leads up to the station building, a modern steel-frame structure which houses a staffed ticket window and a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing with steps at both ends. 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 does not have a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' facility.Adjacent stations
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station on 25 May 1922 as an additional station on what was then the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and the track from Haiki, through Takematsu to was designated the ÅŒmura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1,254 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 137th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.Environs
* National Route 34 * National Route 444 *ÅŒmura City Takematsu Branch *See also
* List of railway stations in JapanReferences
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