Fukugawa Station

福川駅
Fukagawa Station in May 2011
General information
Location6 Shachichō, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0041
Japan
Coordinates34°4′19.88″N 131°44′17.94″E / 34.0721889°N 131.7383167°E / 34.0721889; 131.7383167
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'yō Line
Distance421.9 km (262.2 mi) from Kobe
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 March 1897 (1897-03-17)
Passengers
FY2020644
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Heta
towards Shimonoseki
 San'yō Line
Local
 Shinnan-yō
towards Iwakuni
Location
Fukugawa Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Fukugawa Station
Fukugawa Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Fukugawa Station is located in Japan
Fukugawa Station
Fukugawa Station
Fukugawa Station (Japan)

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]

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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