Futatsui Station Explained

Futatsui Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:二ツ井駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:12-1 Futatsuimachi-Ōtaomote, Noshiro-shi, Akita-kan 018-3143
Country:Japan
Coordinates:40.2125°N 140.2357°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōu Main Line
Distance:372.2 kilometers from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Status:Staffed
Opened:November 1, 1901
Passengers:303
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Futatsui Station

right|thumb|270px|Platform is a railway station located in the city of Noshiro, Akita, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Futatsui Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 372.2 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The Midori no Madoguchi was closed in March 2021. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Futatsui Station was opened on November 1, 1901, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Nanakura, Akita. The Nakanishi Tokugoro Light Railway connected to this station from September 25, 1922, to March 1, 1940. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 21 December 2019.