Fukutawara Station

Fukutawara Station (福俵駅, Fukutawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Fukutawara Station

福俵駅
Platform of Fukutuwara Station in October 2008
General information
LocationFukutawara 62, Tōgane-shi, Chiba-ken 283-0812
Japan
Coordinates35.5463°N 140.3419°E / 35.5463; 140.3419
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tōgane Line
Distance3.8 km from Ōami
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1938
Closed1941-1954
Passengers
FY2006578 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Ōami
Terminus
 Tōgane Line Tōgane
towards Narutō
Location
Fukutawara Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Fukutawara Station
Fukutawara Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Fukutawara Station is located in Japan
Fukutawara Station
Fukutawara Station
Fukutawara Station (Japan)

Lines

Fukutawara Station is served by the Tōgane Line between Ōami and Narutō, and is located 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. There is a rain shelter built on the platform, but no station building. The platform is short, and can only handle trains up to six cars long. The station is unattended.

History

Fukutawara Station opened on March 1, 1938, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was closed from August 10, 1941 to October 1, 1954. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 578 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 千葉県統計年鑑（平成19年) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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