Hizen-Fumoto Station (肥前麓駅, Hizenfumoto-eki) is a railway station in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
JH 03 Hizen-Fumoto Station 肥前麓駅 | |
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Hizen-Fumoto Station in 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°21′56″N 130°28′39″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
| Distance | 4.2 km from Tosu |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Disabled access | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 September 1942 (1942-09-30) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 606 daily |
| Rank | 222nd (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
JH 03 Hizen-Fumoto Station Location within Japan | |
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 4.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.[3]
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of concrete construction serves as a waiting room and houses automatic ticket vending machines. The ticket window became unstaffed in 2015. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2]
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JH 02 Shin-Tosu | Local | JH 04 Nakabaru | ||
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station as Hizen-Fumoto signal box (肥前麓信号場, Hizen-Fumoto-shingōba) on 30 September 1942 on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 March 1947, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger traffic commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[4][5]
In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Hizen-Fumoto would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.[6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 606 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 222nd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
There are many homes and factories in the area.
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