Fukue Station

Location
	Fukue Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Fukue Station Fukue Station (Japan)

Fukue Station

福江駅
Fukue Station; 福江駅
	Fukue Station, May 2011
General information
Location	1466 Fukue Hamanohara, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6601; Japan
Coordinates	34°2′49.25″N 130°54′55.94″E / 34.0470139°N 130.9155389°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	665.6 km (413.6 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 April 1924
Passengers
FY2020	44
Services
Location
Location
	Fukue Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Fukue Station Fukue Station (Japan)

Fukue Station (福江駅, Fukue eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Fukue Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 665.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Fukue Station was opened on 22 April 1914 on the Chōshū Railway, which was railway nationalized in 1925. The line was renamed the San'in Main Line in 1933. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 44 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 191
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Shimonoseki Base Fukue Transmitting Station

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Fukue Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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