Fukugawa Station
Fukugawa Station (福川駅, Fukugawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Fukugawa Station 福川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Fukagawa Station in May 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6 Shachichō, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0041 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°4′19.88″N 131°44′17.94″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 421.9 km (262.2 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 March 1897 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 644 | ||||||||||
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  Fukugawa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Fukugawa Station Fukugawa Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Fukugawa Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 421.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Iwakuni |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Line | for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki |
History
Fukugawa Station was opened on 17 March 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway when the line was extended from Tokuyama to Hōfu Station. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. 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 644 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
- Shunan City New Nanyo Baseball Stadium
- Shunan Municipal Fukugawa Elementary School
- Shunan Municipal Fukugawa Minami Elementary School
- Shunan Municipal Fukugawa Junior High School
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Nanyo Technical High School
See also
References
- 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.
- Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
