Fukuro Station
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Fukuro Station 袋駅 | |||||||
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 Small station building in 2007 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Fukuro, Minamata-shi, Kumamoto-ken 867-0034 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°09′56″N 130°22′27″E / 32.16557°N 130.37427°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
| Distance |
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | OR14 | ||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 July 1926 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
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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]
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 |
Gallery
View of station platforms
Hisatsu Orange Railway HSOR-100 series at Fukuro Station
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]
