Fukutawara Station

Railway station in Tōgane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

35°32′47″N 140°20′31″E / 35.5463°N 140.3419°E / 35.5463; 140.3419Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Tōgane LineDistance3.8 km from ŌamiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMarch 1, 1938Closed1941-1954PassengersFY2006578 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōami Terminus		Tōgane Line		Tōgane towards Narutō

Location
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Fukutawara Station (福俵駅, Fukutawara-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Tōgane, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Fukutawara Station is served by the Tōgane Line between Ōami and Narutō, and is located 3.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōami Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving bidirectional traffic. There is a rain shelter built on the platform, but no station building. The platform is short, and can only handle trains up to six cars long. The station is unattended.

History

Fukutawara Station opened on March 1, 1938, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). It was closed from August 10, 1941 to October 1, 1954.^{[citation needed]} The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.