Futomi Station (Chiba)

Futomi Station (太海駅, Futomi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Futomi Station 太海駅
Futomi Station in January 2014
General information
Location	Futomi, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba-ken 299-2862 Japan
Coordinates	35°4′53.19″N 140°5′46.5″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uchibō Line
Distance	116.0 km from Soga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 25, 1924
Passengers
FY2018	63
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Emi towards Soga or Chiba Uchibō Line Local Awa-Kamogawa Terminus
Location Futomi Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Futomi Station Futomi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Futomi Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and is located 116.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.

Station layout

Futomi Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Uchibō Line	For Chiba, Kimitsu, Tateyama, Soga
2	■ Uchibō Line	For Awa-Kamogawa

History

Futomi Station was opened on July 25, 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Niemonjima
• National Route 128

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan
• Ishikari-Futomi Station, a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Hokkaidō.