Fukuhara Station
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Fukuhara Station 福原駅 | |||||||||||
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 Fukuhara Station in 2004 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2144 Fukuhara, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki-ken 309–1634 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°21′06″N 140°11′13″E / 36.3517°N 140.1870°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Mito Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 37.0 km from Oyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1890 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 148 daily | ||||||||||
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Fukuhara Station (福原駅, Fukuhara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Fukuhara Station is served by the Mito Line and is located 37.0 km from the official starting point of the line at Oyama Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2 and 3) serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The former wooden station building was rebuilt between October 2012 and spring 2013.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Mito Line | for Tomobe and Mito |
| 2/3 | ■ Mito Line | for Shimodate and Oyama |
History
The station opened on 1 December 1890.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
National Route 50- Fukuhara Post Office
Fukuhara station is a terminus of the Wagakuni to Atago mountain hiking train, whose other terminus is Iwama station.
