Fukuwatari Station

Location
	Fukuwatari Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Fukuwatari Station Location within Japan

Fukuwatari Station

福渡駅
Fukuwatari Station; 福渡駅
	Fukuwatari Station on the Tsuyama Line, south view of the premises
General information
Location	Takebechō Fukuwatari 518, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3111; Japan
Coordinates	34°52′13.88″N 133°54′13.71″E / 34.8705222°N 133.9038083°E
Owner	West Japan Railway Company
Operator	West Japan Railway Company
Line	T Tsuyama Line
Distance	30.3 km (18.8 miles) from Okayama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 December 1898; 127 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	267 daily
Location
Location
	Fukuwatari Station Location within Okayama Prefecture Fukuwatari Station Location within Japan

Fukuwatari Station (福渡駅, Fukuwatari-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Fukuwatari Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform serving three tracks. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 1, which is the side platform, and is connected to Platforms 2 and 3, which are on the island platform, via a footbridge. The island platform has a waiting room. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ TTsuyama Line	for Tsuyama and Tottori
2, 3	■ T Tsuyama Line	for Okayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR West Tsuyama Line
Takebe	Rapid Kotobuki	Yuge
Takebe	Rapid	Kōme
Takebe	Local	Kōme

History

Fukuwatari Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 267 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Okayama City Kita Ward Office Takebe Branch (Former Takebe Town Office)
Okayama Takebe Medical Welfare College (former Okayama Prefectural Fukuwatari High School)

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