Fukuhara Station Explained
| Fukuhara Station |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 福原駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 2144 Fukuhara, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309–1634 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Mito Line |
| Distance: | 37.0 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Opened: | 1 December 1890 |
| Passengers: | 148 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2019 |
| Map Type: | Japan Ibaraki Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Fukuhara Station |
is a passenger railway station in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Fukuhara Station is served by the Mito Line and is located 37.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3) serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The former wooden station building was rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013.[1]
Platforms
History
The station opened on 1 December 1890.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal year 2019, an average of 148 passengers boarded trains at the station daily.[3]
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2005 | 198[4] |
| 2010 | 173[5] |
| 2015 | 154[6] | |
Surrounding area
Fukuhara station is a terminus of the Wagakuni to Atago mountain hiking train, whose other terminus is Iwama station.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.jrmito.com/press/120921/20120921_press03.pdf. ja:水戸線稲田駅・福原駅改築工事について. Rebuilding work for Inada and Fukuhara Stations on the Mito Line. East Japan Railway Company. 21 September 2012. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224034831/http://www.jrmito.com/press/120921/20120921_press03.pdf. 24 December 2012. 28 September 2012. dead.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1355. ja:各駅情報（福原駅） . Station Information: Fukuhara Station. East Japan Railway Company . Japan. Japanese. 28 September 2012.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_08.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019). 2020. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 28 September 2012.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 28 September 2012.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2015年度）. Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 28 September 2015.
