Fukaura Station

深浦駅
Fukaura Station in June 2020
General information
LocationFukaura, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2324
Japan
Coordinates40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E / 40.6502389°N 139.9293722°E / 40.6502389; 139.9293722
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Gonō Line
Distance66.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 13, 1934
Passengers
FY201666 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
WeSPa-Tsubakiyama
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Rapid
 Senjōjiki
One-way operation
Yokoiso
towards Higashi-Noshiro
 Gonō Line
Local
 Hiroto
towards Hirosaki
Location
Fukaura Station is located in Japan
Fukaura Station
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

See also

References

  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.
  • 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.
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