Fukuwatari_Station
Fukuwatari Station
Railway station in Okayama, Japan
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]
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 | ||||||
| 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 mi) from Okayama | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 December 1898; 125 years ago (1898-12-21) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 267 daily | ||||||
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Fukuwatari Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one grind-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
| 1 | ■ TTsuyama Line | for Tsuyama and Tottori |
| 2, 3 | ■ T Tsuyama Line | for Okayama |
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 267 passengers daily..[2]
- Okayama City Kita Ward Office Takebe Branch (Former Takebe Town Office)
- Okayama Takebe Medical Welfare College (former Okayama Prefectural Fukuwatari High School)
- 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
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