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Fukaura Station

Coordinates: 40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E / 40.6502389°N 139.9293722°E / 40.6502389; 139.9293722
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Fukaura Station

深浦駅
Fukaura Station in June 2020
General information
LocationFukaura, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2324
Japan
Coordinates40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E / 40.6502389°N 139.9293722°E / 40.6502389; 139.9293722
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gonō Line
Distance66.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 13, 1934
Passengers
FY201666 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
WeSPa-Tsubakiyama Gonō Line
Rapid
Senjōjiki
One-way operation
Yokoiso Gonō Line
Local
Hiroto
towards Hirosaki
Location
Fukaura Station is located in Japan
Fukaura Station
Fukaura Station
Location within Japan

Fukaura Station (深浦駅, Fukaura-eki) is a railway station on the Gono Line in the town of Fukaura, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Fukaura Station is served by the Gonō Line, and is 66.9 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Higashi-Noshiro.

Station layout

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The station platform in August 2012

Fukaura Station has a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Gonō Line for Ajigasawa, Goshogawara, and Hirosaki
2  Gonō Line for Iwadate and Higashi-Noshiro

History

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Fukaura Station was opened on December 13, 1934, as a station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 66 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Fukaura town hall
  • Fukaura Post Office
  • Fukaura Port
  • Fukaura Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  • Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
  • 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
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