Fuchū Station | |
Native Name: | 府中駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 19 Fukawa-chō, Fuchū-shi, Hiroshima-ken 726-0004 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.5716°N 133.236°W |
Owned: | West Japan Railway Company |
Operator: | West Japan Railway Company |
Line: | Fukuen Line |
Distance: | 23.6km (14.7miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
Tracks: | 4 |
Structure: | Ground level |
Accessible: | Yes |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 921 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hiroshima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Fuchū Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Fuchū Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 23.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . [2]
The station consists of two platforms and four tracks: a notched side platform for Platform 1, the remainder of the side platform on Platform 2, and an island platform on Platforms 3 and 4 connected by a footbridge. Platforms 1 and 4 in the direction of Shiomachi are dead ends, and are used by trains returning from the direction of Fukuyama. During normal operation, only Platforms 1 and 2 are used.The station building is a small wooden structure with a tiled roof that has been refurbished. On the Fukuen Line, it is the only station other than Fukuyama Station that has a departure information board. The station is staffed. [2]
Fuchū Station was opened on 21 July 1914 as . It was renamed 20 December 1956. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 921 passengers daily.[3]