is a railway station in

Fukagawa, Hokkaido is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 21,618, and the density of 41 persons per km2. The total area is 529.12 km2. Fukagawa is a small but vibrant city m ...

, Japan, operated by the

Hokkaido Railway Company The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to using its official abbreviation of . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a s ...

(JR Hokkaido).

Lines

Fukagawa Station is served by the

Hakodate Main Line The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Ōnuma to Mo ...

, and is also the starting point of the 50.1 km

Rumoi Main Line The is a Japanese railway line in Hokkaido operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) which connects Fukagawa Station in Fukagawa and Rumoi Station in Rumoi. Until the section of the Hidaka Main Line from to was closed on 1 April ...

to .

Station structure

The station has three ground-level platforms (two

side platforms A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

and one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

) serving four tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 16 July 1898. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

Surrounding area

National Route 233 * Fukagawa city hall *

Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College is a private junior college in Fukagawa, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was established in 1966. History * 1966: Junior College was set up. * 1980: The Childcare department was set up. * 2000: Academic department of agricultural economics separated to ...

* Fukagawa Municipal Hospital

References

External links

* {{Rumoi Main Line Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Fukagawa, Hokkaido