Fukuroi Station

Fukuroi Station (袋井駅, Fukuroi-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai) in the city of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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Fukuroi Station

袋井駅
JR Fukuroi Station in 2015
Location2025-5 Takao, Fukuroi-shi, Shizuoka-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°44′29.5″N 137°55′33″E
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Tokaido Main Line
Distance238.1 kilometers from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
History
OpenedApril 16, 1889
Passengers
FY20175324 daily
Location
Fukuroi Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Fukuroi Station
Fukuroi Station (Japan)

Lines

Fukuroi Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 238.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

Fukuroi Station has two island platforms, connected by a footbridge with an elevated station building above the tracks. The outside tracks, Track 1 and Track 4, are not in regular use, except during peak times in the summer festival season. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a manned "Midori no Madoguchi" service counter.

Platforms
1 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line auxiliary platform
2 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Kakegawa, Shizuoka
3 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line For Hamamatsu, Toyohashi
4 ■ Tōkaidō Main Line auxiliary platform

Layout
  • Station Building
  • Ticket gate

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Tōkaidō Main Line
Kakegawa   Home Liner   Iwata
Aino   Local   Mikuriya

History

Fukuroi Station was opened on April 16, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Hamamatsu was completed. From 1902-1962, it was an interchange station which also served the Akiha Line of the Shizuoka Railway. Regularly scheduled freight service was discontinued on January 21, 1984.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5324 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Fukuroi City Hall

See also

References
  1. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  • Yoshikawa, Fumio. Tokaido-sen 130-nen no ayumi. Grand-Prix Publishing (2002) ISBN 4-87687-234-1.(in Japanese)
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