Fukutawara Station (福俵駅, Fukutawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Fukutawara Station 福俵駅
Platform of Fukutuwara Station in October 2008
General information
Location	Fukutawara 62, Tōgane-shi, Chiba-ken 283-0812 Japan
Coordinates	35.5463°N 140.3419°E / 35.5463; 140.3419
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōgane Line
Distance	3.8 km from Ōami
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 1, 1938
Closed	1941-1954
Passengers
FY2006	578 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Ōami Terminus Tōgane Line Tōgane towards Narutō
Location
Fukutawara Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Fukutawara Station Fukutawara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Fukutawara Station is served by the Tōgane Line between Ōami and Narutō, and is located 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. There is a rain shelter built on the platform, but no station building. The platform is short, and can only handle trains up to six cars long. The station is unattended.

History

Fukutawara Station opened on March 1, 1938, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was closed from August 10, 1941 to October 1, 1954.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 578 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 126
• National Route 128

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Fukutawara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)