Fukuma Station

Fukuma Station (福間駅, Fukuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]

JA  11  Fukuma Station 福間駅
Fukuma Station in 2015
General information
Location	3-chōme-1 Chūō, Fukutsu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-3217 Japan
Coordinates	33°45′50″N 130°29′14″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance	56.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 September 1890 (1890-09-28)
Passengers
FY2020	7305
Rank	15th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station JR Kyushu Following station Chidori towards Kagoshima Kagoshima Main Line Higashi-Fukuma towards Mojikō
Location Fukuma Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Show map of Fukuoka Prefecture Fukuma Station Fukuma Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 56.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.^[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by an elevated station building, which has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A siding branches off track 1.^[2]

Platforms

1, 2	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Orio and Kokura
3, 4, 5	■ JA Kagoshima Main Line	for Fukkōdai-mae, Kurume and Hakata

History

The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata to Akama by 28 September 1890, with Fukuma being opened on the same day as an intermediate station. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 7305 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 15th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[5]

Surrounding area

• Fukutsu City Hall Fukuma Government Building (former Fukuma Town Hall)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 677. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Fukuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Fukuma Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)