Fukuyama Station (福山駅, Fukuyama-eki) is a railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

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Fukuyama Station 福山駅
30 Sannomaruchō, Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima-ken 720-0066, Japan
General information
Location	Fukuyama, Hiroshima Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanyo Shinkansen  W   X  Sanyo Main Line  Z  Fukuen Line
History
Opened	1891
Location
Fukuyama Station Location within Japan

Lines

Fukuyama Station is served by the following JR West lines.

• Sanyo Shinkansen
• Sanyo Main Line
• Fukuen Line

Station Layout

The Sanyo Shinkansen has 2 elevated platforms on the outer edge, with 2 tracks in the middle for trains not stopping at this station on the 3rd floor. The conventional lines have a total of 3 platforms serving 6 tracks on the ground level.

Track No	Line	Direction	Notes
1	Sanyo Shinkansen	for Hiroshima・Hakata・Kagoshima-Chūō
2		for Shin-Ōsaka・Tokyo
3・4	Sanyo Main Line	for Onomichi・Mihara
5・6	Sanyo Main Line	Shin Kurashiki・Okayama	Some depart from Platform 7
7・8	Fukuen Line	for Kannabe・Fuchū

Adjacent stations

History

Fukuyama Station opened on 11 September 1891.[1]

Surrounding area

The station was built next to the main courtyard of Fukuyama Castle. The main tower of the castle is within sight of the platforms.

Other points of note in the vicinity of the station include:

• Fukuyama University
• Fukuyama Auto & Clock Museum [ja]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fukuyama Station.

• Fukuyama Station information (JR West) (in Japanese)