Higashi-Fukuma Station

Higashi-Fukuma Station (東福間駅, Higashi-Fukuma-eki) is a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Fukutsu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JA  12  Higashi-Fukuma Station

東福間駅
Higashi-Fukuma Station in 2017
General information
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°46′26″N 130°30′41″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance53.9 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened2 October 1978 (1978-10-02)
Location
JA  12  Higashi-Fukuma Station is located in Japan
JA  12  Higashi-Fukuma Station
JA  12  Higashi-Fukuma Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 53.9 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.[2]

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks.[2]

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JA  13  Tōgō Local JA  11  Fukuma

History

The station was opened by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 2 October 1978 as an added station on the existing Kagoshima Main Line track. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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. 24, 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.
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