Fukuwatari Station
Fukuwatari Station 福渡駅 | |||||||
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 Fukuwatari Station on the Tsuyama Line, south view of the premises | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Takebechō Fukuwatari 518, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3111 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°52′13.88″N 133°54′13.71″E / 34.8705222°N 133.9038083°E | ||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||
| Line(s) | T Tsuyama Line | ||||||
| Distance | 30.3 km (18.8 miles) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||
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| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 267 daily | ||||||
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Fukuwatari Station (福渡駅, Fukuwatari-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Fukuwatari Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform serving three tracks. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 1, which is the side platform, and is connected to Platforms 2 and 3, which are on the island platform, via a footbridge. The island platform has a waiting room. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Tsuyama and Tottori |
| 2, 3 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Okayama |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tsuyama Line | ||||
| Takebe | Rapid Kotobuki | Yuge | ||
| Takebe | Rapid | Kōme | ||
| Takebe | Local | Kōme | ||
History
[edit]Fukuwatari Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 267 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Okayama City Kita Ward Office Takebe Branch (Former Takebe Town Office)
- Okayama Takebe Medical Welfare College (former Okayama Prefectural Fukuwatari High School)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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