Fukuma Station

Railway station in Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

JA  11  Fukuma Station

福間駅

Fukuma Station in 2015

General information
Location| 3-chōme-1 Chūō, Fukutsu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 811-3217
Japan
Coordinates| 33°45′50″N 130°29′14″E﻿ / ﻿33.763785°N 130.48725°E﻿ / 33.763785; 130.48725
Operated by|  JR Kyushu
Line(s)| JA Kagoshima Main Line
Distance| 56.6 km from Mojikō
Platforms| 1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks| 5 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure type| At grade
Other information
Status| Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 28 September 1890 (1890-09-28)
Passengers
FY2020| 7305
Rank| 15th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
| Preceding station  |  JR Kyushu | Following station

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Chidori

towards Kagoshima

|  | Kagoshima Main Line |  | Higashi-Fukuma

towards Mojikō

Location

Fukuma Station

Location within Fukuoka Prefecture

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Fukuma Station

Fukuma Station (Japan)

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Fukuma Station (福間駅, Fukuma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

## Lines

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The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 56.6 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

## Layout

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The station consists of a side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by an elevated station building, which has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A siding branches off track 1.[2]

### Platforms

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1, 2 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Orio and Kokura

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3, 4, 5 | ■ JA Kagoshima Main Line | for Fukkōdai-mae, Kurume and Hakata

## History

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The privately run Kyushu Railway had begun laying down its network on Kyushu in 1889 and by 1890 had a stretch of track from Hakata southwards to Kurume. The track was extended northwards from Hakata to Akama by 28 September 1890, with Fukuma being opened on the same day as an intermediate station. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 7305 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 15th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]

## Surrounding area

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* Fukutsu City Hall Fukuma Government Building (former Fukuma Town Hall)

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 25, 68. ISBN 9784062951623.
3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218\. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 677\. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
5. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

## External links

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Media related to Fukuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

* Fukuma Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)

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Stations of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line

Mojikō–Yatsushiro|

* Mojikō
* Komorie
* Moji
* Kitakyushu Freight Terminal
* Higashi-Kokura Freight Terminal
* Kokura
* Nishi-Kokura
* Hama-Kokura Freight Terminal
* Kyūshūkōdaimae
* Tobata
* Edamitsu
* Space World
* Yahata
* Kurosaki
* Jinnoharu
* Orio
* Mizumaki
* Ongagawa
* Ebitsu
* Kyōikudaimae
* Akama
* Tōgō
* Higashi-Fukuma
* Fukuma
* Chidori
* Koga
* Shishibu
* Shingū-Chūō
* Fukkōdaimae
* Kyusandaimae
* Kashii
* Chihaya
* Chihaya Yard
* Hakozaki
* Yoshizuka
* Hakata
* Takeshita
* Sasabaru
* Minami-Fukuoka
* Kasuga
* Ōnojō
* Mizuki
* Tofurōminami
* Futsukaichi
* Tenpaizan
* Haruda
* Keyakidai
* Kiyama
* Yayoigaoka
* Tashiro
* Tosu
* Hizen-Asahi
* Kurume
* Araki
* Nishimuta
* Hainuzuka
* Chikugo-Funagoya
* Setaka
* Minami-Setaka
* Wataze
* Yoshino
* Ginsui
* Ōmuta
* Arao
* Minami-Arao
* Nagasu
* Ōnoshimo
* Tamana
* Higo-Ikura
* Konoha
* Tabaruzaka
* Ueki
* Nishisato
* Sōjōdaigakumae
* Kami-Kumamoto
* Kumamoto
* Nishi-Kumamoto
* Kawashiri
* Tomiai
* Uto
* Matsubase
* Ogawa
* Arisa
* Senchō
* Shin-Yatsushiro
* Yatsushiro

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Sendai–Kagoshima|

* Sendai
* Kumanojo
* Kobanchaya
* Kushikino
* Kamimuragakuenmae
* Ichiki
* Yunomoto
* Higashi-Ichiki
* Ijuin
* Satsuma-Matsumoto
* Kami-Ijuin
* Hiroki
* Kagoshima-Chuo
* Kagoshima

Freight Branch|

* Kashii
* Chihaya Yard

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