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Fukube Station

Railway station in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

35°32′43″N 134°17′15″E / 35.5453°N 134.2874°E / 35.5453; 134.2874Operated by

San'in Main LineDistance219.1 km (136.1 mi) from KyotoPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened10 October 1910 (1910-10-10)Previous namesShiomi Station (to 1949)Passengers202063 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Tottori towards Yonago		San'in Line		Ōiwa towards Kinosaki-Onsen

Location
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Fukube Station (福部駅, Fukube-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Fukube Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 219.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. Only local trains stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform connected by a level crossing to the station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ San'in Main Line	for Hamasaka and Toyooka
2	■ San'in Main Line	for Tottori and Yonago

History

Fukube Station opened on October 10, 1910, as Shiomi Station (塩見駅). It was renamed on March 1, 1949. 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 2020, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily.^[2]

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