Kiso-Fukushima Station

Kiso-Fukushima Station (木曽福島駅, Kiso-Fukushima-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CF30
Kiso-Fukushima Station

木曽福島駅
Kiso Fukushima Station, November 2013
LocationFukushima, Kiso-machi, Kiso-gun, Nagano-ken 397-0001
Japan
Coordinates35.8439°N 137.6932°E / 35.8439; 137.6932
Elevation775.3 meters[1]
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Chūō Main Line
Distance263.8 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeCF30
History
Opened5 October 1910
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)774 daily
Location
Kiso-Fukushima Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Kiso-Fukushima Station
Kiso-Fukushima Station (Japan)

Lines

Kiso-Fukushima Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 263.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo and 133.1 kilometers from Nagoya.[1]

Layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station is staffed.[1] An old JNR Class D51 locomotive is preserved at the station as a local attraction.

Platforms
1 ■ Chūō Main Line For Shiojiri and Nagano
2 ■ Chūō Main Line For Nakatsugawa and Nagoya

Adjacent stations
←Service→
JR Central
Harano   Chūō Main Line   Agematsu

History

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

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 774 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Kiso Town Hall
  • Kiso Fukushima Post Office
  • Nagano Prefectural Kiso Seiho High School
  • National Route 19

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 9784784071647.
  2. 平成27年（2015年）長野県統計書 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017.
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