Fukue Station

Fukue Station (福江駅, Fukue eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Fukue Station 福江駅
Fukue Station, May 2011
General information
Location	1466 Fukue Hamanohara, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 759-6601 Japan
Coordinates	34°2′49.25″N 130°54′55.94″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	665.6 km (413.6 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 April 1924 (1924-04-22)
Passengers
FY2020	44
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Yasuoka towards Shimonoseki San'in Main Line E Local Yoshimi towards Masuda
Location Fukue Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Fukue Station Fukue Station (Japan)

Lines

Fukue Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 665.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Fukue Station was opened on 22 April 1914 on the Chōshū Railway, which was railway nationalized in 1925. The line was renamed the San'in Main Line in 1933. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 44 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 191
• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Shimonoseki Base Fukue Transmitting Station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Fukue Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site