Fukaura Station

Fukaura Station

深浦駅
Fukaura Station; 深浦駅
	Fukaura Station in June 2020
Location	Fukaura, Fukaura-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2324; Japan
Coordinates	40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E / 40.6502389°N 139.9293722°ECoordinates: 40°39′00.86″N 139°55′45.74″E / 40.6502389°N 139.9293722°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Gonō Line
Distance	66.9 km from Higashi-Noshiro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 13, 1934
Passengers
FY2016	66 daily
Services
Location
	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[]

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[]

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[]

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

History[]

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[]

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

Surrounding area[]

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

References[]

^ 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.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2016stats-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.

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