Fujū Station (藤生駅, Fujū-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Fujū Station 藤生駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | 1-chōme-21 Fujūmachi, Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 740-0036 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°6′45.4″N 132°11′55.32″E / 34.112611°N 132.1987000°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | San'yō Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 353.4 km (219.6 miles) from Kobe | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 25 September 1897 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2022 | 456 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editFujū Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 353.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
editstation side | ■ San'yō Line | for Yanai and Tokuyama |
opposite side | ■ San'yō Line | for Iwakuni and Hiroshima |
History
editFujū Station was opened on 25 September 1897 as a station on the San'yo Railway with the extension of the line from Hiroshima to Tokuyama. The San'yo Railway was nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 456 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Japan National Route 188
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Iwakuni General High School
- Iwakuni City Nada Junior High School
- Iwakuni City Nada Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Fujū Station at Wikimedia Commons