{{short description|Railway station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox station | name = Haranomachi Station | style = JR East | native_name = 原ノ町駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = JR Haranomachi Station (50762241547).jpg | alt = | caption = Haranomachi Station in October 2020 | other_name = | address = Asahi-cho 2-27-2, Haramachi-ku, Minamisōma-shi, Fukushima-ken 975-0004 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{coord|37.6378|N|140.9711|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}} | operator = [[File:JR logo (east).svg|20px]] [[JR East]] | line = {{colorbull|MediumBlue}} [[Jōban Line]] | distance = 286.9 km from {{STN|Nippori|x}} | platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform | tracks = 3 | connections = | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'') | website = {{url|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1259}} | opened = {{start date and age|1898|04|03|df=y}} | rebuilt = | closed = | former = | passengers = 838 daily | pass_year = FY2020 | map_type = Japan Fukushima Prefecture#Japan | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line1=Hitachi|left1=Namie|right1=Soma |line2=Joban|left2=Iwaki-Ota|right2=Kashima|note-mid2=Local-Futsuu}} }} {{nihongo| '''Haranomachi Station'''|原ノ町駅|Haranomachi-eki}} is a [[railway station]] in the city of [[Minamisōma, Fukushima]], Japan, operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East).
==Lines== Haranomachi Station is served by the [[Joban Line]], and is located 286.9 km from the official starting point of the line at {{STN|Nippori|x}}.
==Station layout== The station has a [[side platform]] and an [[island platform]] connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket counter.
===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename= Joban Line |linecol= MediumBlue|dir=for {{STN|Iwanuma|x}} and {{STN|Sendai|x|Miyagi}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2| nidx= Joban Line |linecol= MediumBlue|dir=for {{STN|Odaka|x}}, {{STN|Namie|x}}, {{STN|Tomioka|x}}, {{STN|Iwaki|x|Fukushima}}, {{STN|Takahagi|x}}, {{STN| Hitachi|x}} and {{STN| Mito |x|Ibaraki}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3| nidx= Joban Line |linecol= MediumBlue|dir= for Iwanuma and Sendai}}
==History== [[File:Haranomachi Station 19900406.jpg|thumb|The station building in April 1990]] Haranomachi Station opened on 3 April 1898.<ref name="teishajo1998">{{cite book |script-title=ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編|trans-title= Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR| publisher = JTB | editor1-last = Ishino| editor1-first = Tetsu| year = 1998 | location = Japan | volume = II| page = 436| isbn = 4-533-02980-9}}</ref> With the privatization of [[Japanese National Railways]] (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.<ref name="teishajo1998"/>
[[File:JR HaranomachiStation 121126 a.jpg|thumb|The station in December 2012, with the two stranded trains visible on the left]] Train services from the station were suspended following the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] on 11 March 2011. From 21 December 2011, limited services were restored on the section of the Joban Line between Haranomachi and {{STN|Sōma|x}}.<ref name="jreast20111214">{{cite web |url= http://www.jrmito.com/press/111214/20111214_press03.pdf|script-title=ja: 常磐線の運転計画について |trans-title= Joban Line operation schedule|date= 14 December 2011|work= News release|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120130121543/http://www.jrmito.com/press/111214/20111214_press03.pdf|archive-date= 30 January 2012|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref>
In March 2016, the two trains, a four-car [[651 series]] (''[[Super Hitachi]]'') EMU and a [[415-1500 series]] EMU, stranded at the station since the March 2011 tsunami, were removed by road for scrapping.<ref name="livedoor20160314">{{cite web|url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11292300/ |script-title=ja: 震災で止まって置き去りの電車、撤去作業開始 |trans-title=Work starts to remove trains stranded since earthquake disaster |date=14 March 2016 |work=Livedoor News |publisher=Line Corporation |location=Japan |language=ja |access-date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314090409/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11292300/ |archive-date=14 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>
The section of the Joban Line between {{STN|Odaka|x}} and Haranomachi reopened on 12 July 2016.<ref name="response20160601">{{cite web |url= http://response.jp/article/2016/06/01/276190.html |script-title=ja: JR東日本、常磐線小高～原ノ町間は7月12日再開…避難指示解除受け |trans-title= JR East to reopen Joban Line between Odaka and Harunomachi from 12 July|date= 1 June 2016|work= Response|publisher= IID. Co.|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219002032/http://response.jp/article/2016/06/01/276190.html |archive-date= 19 December 2016 |url-status=live |access-date= 19 December 2016}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1024 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2018stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_06.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度)|year= 2019|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 May 2020}}</ref> The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Fiscal year !! Daily average |- | 2000 || 2,336<ref name="jreast2000stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_02.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)|year= 2001|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |- | 2005 || 1,991<ref name="jreast2005stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_03.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)|year= 2006|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |- | 2010 || 1,679<ref name="jreast2010stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_03.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)|year= 2011|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |- | 2011 || {{n/a}}<!--No JR East data available due to suspension of services for most of year--> |- | 2012 || 619<ref name="jreast2012stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012_07.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012)|year= 2013|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |- | 2013 || 613<ref name="jreast2013stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_07.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)|year= 2014|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |- | 2014 || 593<ref name="jreast2014stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2014_07.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)|year= 2015|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |- | 2015 || 609<ref name="jreast2015stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_07.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度)|trans-title= Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)|year= 2016|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 14 March 2016}}</ref> |}
==Surrounding area== * former Haramachi City Hall * Haramachi Post Office *{{jct|country=JPN|Route|6}} *Road Station Minamisoma
==See also== * [[List of railway stations in Japan]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1259}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Joban Line}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture]] [[Category:Jōban Line]] [[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898]] [[Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company]] [[Category:Minamisōma]]