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
See also
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
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