Fukuyoshi Station Explained


Fukuyoshi Station
Native Name:福吉駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Nijoyoshii, Itoshima-shi, Fukuoka-ken 819-1641
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.5017°N 130.0794°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Chikuhi Line
Distance:26.1 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms accessed from elevated station with steps
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:349 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Pass Rank:255th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Fukuoka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Fukuyoshi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itoshima, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Chikuhi Line and is located 26.1 km from the starting point of the line at . Only local services on the Chikuhi Line stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of an unnumbered island platform serving two tracks with a siding. The station building is a elevated structure which spans the tracks and has separate entrances north and south of the tracks. The waiting room is positioned on the bridge above the platform. The ticket window, also on the bridge, is unstaffed. From the bridge, a ticket gate equipped with a Sugoca card reader stands at the top of a flight of steps which leads down to the platform.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 5 December 1923 as the eastern terminus of a line which the private Kitakyushu Railway had built to . Fukuyoshi became a through-station on 1 April 1924 when the track was extended east to Maebaru (today). When the Kitakyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 October 1937, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and designated the line which served it as the Chikuhi Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 349 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 255th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 福吉. Fukuyoshi. 25 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 10, 77.
  4. Web site: 福吉. Fukuyoshi. 25 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 福吉駅に訪問. Visit to Fukuyoshi Station. 14 August 2016. 25 March 2018. Dridorichi's railroad blog. Provides photographic coverage of station facilities.
  6. Web site: JR 福吉駅. JR Fukuyoshi Station. January 2018. 25 March 2018. Itoshima Blue. Website of Itoshima City attractions with detailed photographic coverage of station facilities.
  7. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.