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Fuya Station (府屋駅, Fuya eki) is a railway station in the city of Murakami, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Fuya Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 95.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platforms and one island platform connected by a footbridge. However, only one side of the island platform is in normal use. The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine.

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Murakami and Niitsu
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	(siding)
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata

History

Fuya Station opened on 31 July 1924. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 95 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

former Yamakita Town Hall
National Route 7

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2017stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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