Hizen-Fumoto Station

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Hizen-Fumoto Station

肥前麓駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Hizen-Fumoto Station in 2017
General information
LocationHiratamachi, Tosu-shi, Saga-ken 841-0076
Japan
Coordinates33°21′56″N 130°28′39″E / 33.3655°N 130.4774°E / 33.3655; 130.4774
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance4.2 km from Tosu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 September 1942 (1942-09-30)
Passengers
FY2022460 daily
Rank227th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Nakabaru
towards Nagasaki
 Nagasaki Line Shin-Tosu
towards Tosu
Location
Hizen-Fumoto Station is located in Saga Prefecture
Hizen-Fumoto Station
Hizen-Fumoto Station
Location within Saga Prefecture
Hizen-Fumoto Station is located in Japan
Hizen-Fumoto Station
Hizen-Fumoto Station
Hizen-Fumoto Station (Japan)
Map

Hizen-Fumoto Station (肥前麓駅, Hizenfumoto-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 4.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of concrete construction serves as a waiting room and houses automatic ticket vending machines. The ticket window became unstaffed in 2015. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]

Platforms

1 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Tosu
2 ■ JH Nagasaki Main Line for Saga and Nagasaki
  • View of the platforms and tracks.
    View of the platforms and tracks.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station as Hizen-Fumoto signal box (肥前麓信号場, Hizen-Fumoto-shingōba) on 30 September 1942 on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 March 1947, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger traffic commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]

In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Hizen-Fumoto would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.[6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 460 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 227th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

There are many homes and factories in the area.

  • Saga Prefectural Tosu Commercial High School
  • Kyūshū Ryūkoku Junior College

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "肥前麓" [Hizen-Fumoto]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 16, 64. ISBN 9784062951647.
  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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ 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. 712. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ "ＪＲ九州、新たに２０駅を無人化へ 鹿児島線など８路線" [JR Kyushu, another 20 stations to be unstaffed, Kagoshima line among 8 lines]. Asahi Shimbun Digital. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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