Fukube Station

Location
	Fukube Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Fukube Station Fukube Station (Japan)

Fukube Station

福部駅
Fukube Station; 福部駅
	Fukube Station
General information
Location	398 Kuriya, Fukubecho, Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken689-0111; Japan
Coordinates	35°32′43″N 134°17′15″E / 35.5453°N 134.2874°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'in Main Line
Distance	219.1 km (136.1 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 October 1910
Previous names	Shiomi Station (to 1949)
Passengers
2020	63 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Fukube Station Location within Tottori Prefecture Fukube Station Fukube Station (Japan)

Fukube Station (福部駅, Fukube-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Fukube Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 219.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected by a level crossing to the station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ San'in Main Line	for Hamasaka and Toyooka
2	■ San'in Main Line	for Tottori and Yonago

History

Fukube Station opened on October 10, 1910, as Shiomi Station (塩見駅). It was renamed on March 1, 1949. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily.^[2]

References

^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Fukube Station at Wikimedia Commons

Fukube Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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[Kawashima-1] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[2] Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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