Fukamizo Station

Fukamizo Station (深溝駅, Fukamizo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Fukamizo Station

深溝駅
Fukamizo Station in July 2006
General information
LocationFukamizo Matsubara-minami 1597, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 754-0895
Japan
Coordinates34°2′49.16″N 131°22′16.73″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     Ube Line
Distance5.9 km (3.7 mi) from Shin-Yamaguchi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 March 1925 (1925-03-26)
Passengers
FY202079
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kami-Kagawa
towards Shin-Yamaguchi
 Ube Line
Local
 Suō-Sayama
towards Ube
Location
Fukamizo Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Fukamizo Station
Fukamizo Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Fukamizo Station is located in Japan
Fukamizo Station
Fukamizo Station
Fukamizo Station (Japan)

Lines

Fukamizo Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■      Ube Line for Shin-Yamaguchi
2 ■      Ube Line for Ube-Shinkawa and Inō

History

Fukamizo Station was opened on 26 March 1925 when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 79 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
  2. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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