Fukuyama Station

Fukuyama Station (福山駅, Fukuyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

W 14   X 14  Fukuyama Station 福山駅
The urban platforms of Fukuyama Station
General information
Location	30 Sannomaruchō, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-0066 Japan
Coordinates	34°29′21.2″N 133°21′41.6″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen W X San'yō Line Z Fukuen Line
Distance	791.5 km (491.8 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side + 3 island platforms
Tracks	8
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-W14, JR-X14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 September 1891; 133 years ago (1891-09-11)
Passengers
2020	14,619 daily (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Hiroshima towards Hakata San'yō Shinkansen Mizuho Okayama towards Shin-Ōsaka San'yō Shinkansen Sakura San'yō Shinkansen Nozomi Mihara towards Hakata San'yō Shinkansen Hikari Shin-Kurashiki towards Shin-Ōsaka Shin-Onomichi towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami San'yō Shinkansen Kodama
W X Z Other lines
Preceding station JR West Following station Bingo-Honjō towards Miyoshi Fukuen Line Local Terminus Bingo-Akasaka towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line Local Higashi-Fukuyama towards Iwakuni Terminus San'yō Line Rapid Sun Liner Kasaoka towards Okayama Mihara towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line West Express Ginga Kurashiki towards Osaka
Location Fukuyama Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Fukuyama Station Fukuyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Fukuyama Station is served by the San'yō Shinkansen and is 238.6 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 791.5 km from Tokyo. It is also served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 201.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and is the southern terminus of the 85.1 kilometer Fukuen Line to Miyoshi.

Station layout

The San'yō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms on the outer edge, with two tracks in the middle for through trains on the third floor of the station building. Station facilities are located on the second floor, and the conventional lines have a total of three island platforms serving six tracks on the ground level. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■  San'yō Shinkansen	for Hiroshima, Hakata and Kagoshima-Chūō
2	■  San'yō Shinkansen	for Shin-Osaka and Tokyo

3, 4	■ X San'yō Main Line	for Onomichi and Mihara
5, 6	■ W San'yō Main Line	for Kurashiki and Okayama
7, 8	■ Z Fukuen Line	for Kannabe, Fuchū and Mihara

History

Fukuyama Station opened on 11 September 1891.^[2] With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 21,187 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

The station was built next to the main courtyard of Fukuyama Castle. The main tower of the castle is within sight of the platforms.

Other points of note in the vicinity of the station include:

• Fukuyama University
• Fukuyama Auto & Clock Museum [ja]

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』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.
2. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 62. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
3. 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Fukuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fukuyama Station information (JR West) (in Japanese)