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Futajima Station

Coordinates: 33°53′22.87″N 130°44′54.29″E / 33.8896861°N 130.7484139°E / 33.8896861; 130.7484139
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JE  03 
Futajima Station

二島駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Futajima Station
General information
Location1-1-1 Futajima, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū-shi, Fukuoka-ken 808-0103
Japan
Coordinates33°53′22.87″N 130°44′54.29″E / 33.8896861°N 130.7484139°E / 33.8896861; 130.7484139
Operated byLogo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu
Line(s)JE Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station codeJE03
History
Opened5 August 1899; 125 years ago (1899-08-05)
Passengers
FY20211,204 daily (boarding only)
Rank122nd (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Honjō
JE  02 
towards Orio
Chikuhō Main Line
(Wakamatsu Line)
Local
Oku-Dōkai
JE  04 
towards Wakamatsu
Location
Futajima Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Futajima Station
Futajima Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Futajima Station is located in Japan
Futajima Station
Futajima Station
Futajima Station (Japan)
Map

Futajima Station (二島駅, Futajima-eki) is a railway station on the Kyūshū Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) Chikuhō Main Line (also known as the Wakamatsu Line) in Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Lines

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The station is served by the Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) and is located 6.3 km from the starting point of the line at Wakamatsu.[2]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. the station is unattended. [2]

Platforms

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1  Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Wakamatsu
2  Wakamatsu Line (Chikuhō Main Line) for Orio, Nakama, and Nōgata

History

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The station was opened on 5 August 1899 on the Kyushu Railway. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[3][4]

On 4 March 2017, Futajima, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at Nakama.[5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 1040 boarding passengers, making it the 129th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.[6]

Surrounding area

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It is the westernmost train station among four stations in Wakamatsu-ku, all of those are on the Chikuho Main Line

  • Fukuoka Prefectural Wakamatsu Commercial High School
  • Kitakyushu City Futajima Junior High School

+Kitakyushu City Futajima Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 北九州 筑豊 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 Kyushu Chikuhō area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 74. ISBN 9784062951623.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 233. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 784–5. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. ^ "筑豊本線の一部が「Smart Support Station」に変わります" [Part of the Chikuho Line to become "Smart Support Stations"] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度)" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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