Fukuhara Station

Fukuhara Station (福原駅, Fukuhara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Fukuhara Station 福原駅
Fukuhara Station in 2004
General information
Location	2144 Fukuhara, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309–1634 Japan
Coordinates	36.3517°N 140.1870°E / 36.3517; 140.1870
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Mito Line
Distance	37.0 km from Oyama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1890
Passengers
FY2019	148 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Haguro towards Oyama Mito Line Inada towards Mito
Location Fukuhara Station Location within Ibaraki Prefecture Show map of Ibaraki Prefecture Fukuhara Station Fukuhara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Fukuhara Station is served by the Mito Line and is located 37.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3) serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The former wooden station building was rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Mito Line	for Tomobe and Mito
2/3	■ Mito Line	for Shimodate and Oyama

History

The station opened on 1 December 1890.^[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2019, an average of 148 passengers boarded trains at the station daily.^[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2005	198[4]
2010	173[5]
2015	154[6]

Surrounding area

• National Route 50
• Fukuhara Post Office

Fukuhara station is a terminus of the Wagakuni to Atago mountain hiking train, whose other terminus is Iwama station.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan