Fukaura Station

Fukaura Station

深浦駅
Fukaura Station; 深浦駅
	Fukaura Station in June 2020
General information
Location	Fukaura, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2324; Japan
Coordinates	40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	66.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 13, 1934
Passengers
FY2016	66 daily
Services
Location
	Fukaura Station Location within Japan

Fukaura Station (深浦駅, Fukaura-eki) is a railway station on the Gono Line in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Fukaura Station is served by the Gonō Line, and is 66.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

The station platform in August 2012

Fukaura Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Gonō Line	for Ajigasawa, Goshogawara, and Hirosaki
2	■ Gonō Line	for Iwadate and Higashi-Noshiro

History

Fukaura Station was opened on December 13, 1934, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 66 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Fukaura town hall
Fukaura Post Office
Fukaura Port
Fukaura Junior High School

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jreast2016stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.