Fukuma Station

JA  11  Fukuma Station

福間駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Fukuma Station in 2015
General information
Location3-chōme-1 Chūō, Fukutsu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-3217
Japan
Coordinates33°45′50″N 130°29′14″E / 33.763785°N 130.48725°E / 33.763785; 130.48725
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance56.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks5 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 September 1890 (1890-09-28)
Passengers
FY20207305
Rank15th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Chidori
towards Kagoshima
 Kagoshima Main Line Higashi-Fukuma
towards Mojikō
Location
Fukuma Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuma Station
Fukuma Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuma Station is located in Japan
Fukuma Station
Fukuma Station
Fukuma Station (Japan)
Map

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]

Lines

The 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

The 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

1, 2 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Orio and Kokura
3, 4, 5 ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line for Fukkōdai-mae, Kurume and Hakata

History

The 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

In 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

  • Fukutsu City Hall Fukuma Government Building (former Fukuma Town Hall)

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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