Higashi-Fukuyama Station
Lines
Higashi-Fukuyama Station is served by the JR West San'yō Main Line, and is located 197.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is unattended. The freight depot of JR Freight is located on the east side of the south exit of the passenger station. It has 3 container platforms, 4 cargo handling lines, and several other arrival/departure lines, storage lines, turning lines, etc.
Platforms
1 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Shin-Kurashiki and Okayama |
2 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Fukuyama and Onomichi |
History
Higashi-Fukuyama Station was opened as a freight depot on 15 June 1966. Facilities for passenger operations were added on 1 April 1979. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4411 passengers daily.
Surrounding area
- Fukuyama Municipal Hikino Elementary School
- Fukuyama Municipal Hitotsubashi Junior High School
- Asahi Medical College Fukuyama Campus
See also
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.
- ^ 広島県統計年鑑 [Hiroshima Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Hiroshima Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
Media related to Higashi-Fukuyama Station at Wikimedia Commons