[4] The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing.

There used to be a wooden station building, but it was destroyed in a typhoon and was removed.

[3][4] Sumiyoshi Station was opened by the Japanese Government Railway on 25 December 1899.

Following the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

[4] Media related to Sumiyoshi Station (Kumamoto) at Wikimedia Commons This Kumamoto Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub.