Fukuma Station (福間駅, Fukuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
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 Fukuma Station in 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3-chōme-1 Chūō, Fukutsu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-3217 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′50″N 130°29′14″E / 33.763785°N 130.48725°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | JA Kagoshima Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 56.6 km from Mojikō | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 + 1 siding | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 September 1890 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 7305 | ||||||||||
| Rank | 15th (among JR Kyushu stations) | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 56.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of a side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by an elevated station building, which has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A siding branches off track 1.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Kokura |
| 3, 4, 5 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Fukkōdai-mae, Kurume and Hakata |
History
editThe privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata to Akama by 28 September 1890, with Fukuma being opened on the same day as an intermediate station. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 7305 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 15th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Fukutsu City Hall Fukuma Government Building (former Fukuma Town Hall)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 677. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Fukuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Fukuma Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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