Fukuro Station

Fukuro Station

袋駅
Small station building in 2007
Small station building in 2007
General information
LocationFukuro, Minamata-shi, Kumamoto-ken 867-0034
Japan
Coordinates32°09′56″N 130°22′27″E / 32.16557°N 130.37427°E / 32.16557; 130.37427[1]
Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station codeOR14
WebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)
History
Opened21 July 1926 (1926-07-21)
Original companyJapanese Government Railways
Location
Fukuro Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Fukuro Station
Fukuro Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Fukuro Station is located in Japan
Fukuro Station
Fukuro Station
Fukuro Station (Japan)
Map

Fukuro Station (袋駅, Fukuro-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 55.4 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms at street level, connected by a footbridge. The small station building has a similar design to Higo Futami.[5][3]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Izumi and Sendai
2 ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway for Minamata and Yatsushiro
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms
  • Hisatsu Orange Railway HSOR-100 series at Fukuro Station
    Hisatsu Orange Railway HSOR-100 series at Fukuro Station
  • Platform shelter
    Platform shelter

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Minamata – Komenotsu
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

History

Fukuro Station was opened on 21 July 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 26 passengers.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fukuro Eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "袋駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "袋駅" [Fukuro Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "袋駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
  6. ^ National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.