Fukuchi Station

福地駅
Fukuchi Station in July 1928
General information
LocationKawaguchi-cho Matsubara 28, Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken 445-0873
Japan
Coordinates34°50′41″N 137°02′55″E / 34.8446°N 137.0486°E / 34.8446; 137.0486
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Nishio Line
Distance17.4 kilometers from Shin Anjō
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeGN11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 13, 1915
Previous namesIsshikiguchi (until 1949)
Passengers
FY2017657 daily
Location
Fukuchi Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Fukuchi Station
Fukuchi Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Fukuchi Station is located in Japan
Fukuchi Station
Fukuchi Station
Fukuchi Station (Japan)
Platform

Fukuchi Station (福地駅, Fukuchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.

Lines

Fukuchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 17.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin Anjō.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms with Platform 1 on a passing loop, and connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1  Nishio Line for Nishio, Shin Anjō and Meitetsu Nagoya
2  Nishio Line for Kira Yoshida

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad Nishio Line
Nishio   Express   Kami Yokosuka
Nishio   Local   Kami Yokosuka

Station history

Fukuchi Station was opened on February 13, 1915, as Ishikiguchi Station (一色口駅, Ishikiguchi-eki) on the privately held Nishio Railway. On December 21, 1926, the Nishio Railway merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Meitetsu Group on August 1, 1935. It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1949. The station has been unattended since February 1967.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 657 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • JA Mikawa Fukuchi branch office

See also

References

  1. 西尾の統計􏱾􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰃 􏱘􏱿􏲀􏰜􏲁 􏱾􏲂􏲃 􏰗􏰘􏲄􏲅􏰮􏰯􏲆􏲇 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nishio City. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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