Fukuhara Station
Fukuhara Station 福原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Fukuhara Station in 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2144 Fukuhara, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309–1634 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°21′06″N 140°11′13″E / 36.3517°N 140.1870°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Mito Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.0 km from Oyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1890 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 148 daily | ||||||||||
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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).
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe and Mito |
| 2/3 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate and Oyama |
History
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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| 2005 | 198[4] |
| 2010 | 173[5] |
| 2015 | 154[6] |
Surrounding area
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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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 水戸線稲田駅・福原駅改築工事について [Rebuilding work for Inada and Fukuhara Stations on the Mito Line] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅情報（福原駅） [Station Information: Fukuhara Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
External links
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Media related to Fukuhara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Fukuhara Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)