Fukuhara Station

Fukuhara Station
福原駅

Fukuhara Station in 2004
Location 2144 Fukuhara, Kasama, Ibaraki
(茨城県笠間市福原2144)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Mito Line
History
Opened 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 155 daily

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

Lines

Fukuhara Station is served by the Mito Line, and is located 37 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mito Line
Haguro Local Inada

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 2014, the station was used by an average of 155 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2005 198[4]
2010 173[5]
2011 155[3]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. 各駅情報(福原駅) [Station Information: Fukuhara Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
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Coordinates: 36°21′06″N 140°11′13″E / 36.3517°N 140.1870°E / 36.3517; 140.1870

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