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in the town of Kiso,
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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).


Lines

Kiso-Fukushima Station is served by the JR Tōkai
Chūō Main Line The , commonly called the Chūō Line, is one of the major trunk railway lines in Japan. It connects Tokyo and Nagoya, although it is the slowest direct railway connection between the two cities; the coastal Tōkaidō Main Line is slightly faste ...
, and is located 263.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at and 133.1 kilometers from .


Layout

The station has 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 ...
connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed. An old
JNR Class D51 The is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR), and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Mitsubishi, and Mitsubi ...
locomotive is preserved at the station as a local attraction.


Platforms


Adjacent stations

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History

Kiso-Fukushima Station was opened on 25 November 1910. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 774 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).


Surrounding area

*Kiso Town Hall *Kiso Fukushima Post Office *Nagano Prefectural Kiso Seiho High School *


See also

*
List of Railway Stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{Portal bar, Japan, Trains * Railway stations Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...


References

{{Chūō West Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910 Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture Stations of Central Japan Railway Company Chūō Main Line Kiso, Nagano (town)