Fukugawa Station

Not to be confused with Fukagawa Station.

Fukugawa Station (福川駅, Fukugawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shūnan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Fukugawa Station 福川駅
Fukagawa Station in May 2011
General information
Location	6 Shachichō, Shūnan-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 746-0041 Japan
Coordinates	34°4′19.88″N 131°44′17.94″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line
Distance	421.9 km (262.2 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 March 1897 (1897-03-17)
Passengers
FY2020	644
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Heta towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line Local Shinnan-yō towards Iwakuni
Location Fukugawa Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Fukugawa Station Fukugawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Fukugawa Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 421.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■      San'yō Line	for Tokuyama and Iwakuni
2	■      San'yō Line	for Hōfu, Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki

History

Fukugawa Station was opened on 17 March 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway when the line was extended from Tokuyama to Hōfu Station. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yō Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 644 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Shunan City New Nanyo Baseball Stadium
• Shunan Municipal Fukugawa Elementary School
• Shunan Municipal Fukugawa Minami Elementary School
• Shunan Municipal Fukugawa Junior High School
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Nanyo Technical High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Fukugawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• 0800640 JR West Station Official Site