It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4] The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.

It is located 23.6 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.

[5] The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge.

With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu.

On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.