Futajima Station

JE  03  Futajima Station 二島駅
Futajima Station
General information
Location	1-1-1 Futajima, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū-shi, Fukuoka-ken 808-0103 Japan
Coordinates	33°53′22.87″N 130°44′54.29″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JE Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JE03
History
Opened	5 August 1899; 125 years ago (1899-08-05)
Passengers
FY2021	1,204 daily (boarding only)
Rank	122nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Honjō JE  02  towards Orio Chikuhō Main Line (Wakamatsu Line) Local Oku-Dōkai JE  04  towards Wakamatsu
Location Futajima Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Futajima Station Futajima Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Futajima Station (二島駅, Futajima-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūshū Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) Chikuhō Main Line (also known as the Wakamatsu Line) in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) and is located 6.3 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. the station is unattended. [2]

Platforms

1	■ Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)	for Wakamatsu
2	■ Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)	for Orio, Nakama, and Nōgata

History

The station was opened on 5 August 1899 on the Kyushu Railway. 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 Chikuho Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[3][4]

On 4 March 2017, Futajima, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 1040 boarding passengers, making it the 129th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[6]。

Surrounding area

It is the westernmost train station among four stations in Wakamatsu-ku, all of those are on the Chikuho Main Line

• Fukuoka Prefectural Wakamatsu Commercial High School
• Kitakyushu City Futajima Junior High School

+Kitakyushu City Futajima Elementary School

• Japan National Route 199

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. 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. 38, 74. 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. 233. 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. pp. 784–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
6. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Futajima Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Futajima Station (in Japanese)