Fukaura Station
Fukaura Station 深浦駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Fukaura Station in June 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Fukaura, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2324 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E / 40.6502389°N 139.9293722°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Gonō Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 66.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | December 13, 1934 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 66 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Fukaura Station (深浦駅, Fukaura-eki) is a railway station on the Gono Line in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Fukaura Station is served by the Gonō Line, and is 66.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.
Station layout
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Fukaura Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Gonō Line | for Ajigasawa, Goshogawara, and Hirosaki |
| 2 | ■ Gonō Line | for Iwadate and Higashi-Noshiro |
History
[edit]Fukaura Station was opened on December 13, 1934, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 66 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Fukaura town hall
- Fukaura Post Office
- Fukaura Port
- Fukaura Junior High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
- 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)