Funao Station (Fukuoka)

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Funao Station (船尾駅, Funao-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

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Funao Station

船尾駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Funao Station in September 2007
General information
LocationYugeta, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 826-0041
Japan
Coordinates33°37′49.61″N 130°46′2.56″E / 33.6304472°N 130.7673778°E / 33.6304472; 130.7673778
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JJ Gotōji Line
Distance3.4 km from Tagawa-Gotōji
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeJJ05
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened5 February 1922 (1922-02-05)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Tagawa-Gotōji
Terminus
Gotōji Line Chikuzen-Shōnai
towards Shin-Iizuka
Location
Funao Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Funao Station
Funao Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Funao Station is located in Japan
Funao Station
Funao Station
Funao Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Funao Station is served by the Gotōji Line and is 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tagawa-Gotōji.[1]

Layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. [1]

History

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The station was opened on 5 February 1922 as a freight station on the Kyushu Sangyo Railway (later Sangyo Cement Railway). The line was extended on July 15, 1926 to the Akasaka Coal Mine, and passenger services began. On July 1, 1943 the Industrial Cement Railway was nationalized through a wartime acquisition and the station became part of the Gotōji Line. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

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The limestone mine and Aso Cement factory located around this station are still in operation, and most of the area around the station is mine or factory site, with no residences or shops.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
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