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railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
located in the city of
Tsuruoka, Yamagata is a city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 125,389 in 49,024 households, and a population density of 95.74 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Tsuruoka is the biggest city in Tōhoku region i ...
, Japan, operated by the
East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
(JR East).


Lines

Fujishima Station is served by the
Uetsu Main Line The is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata, Niigata, Niigata and Akita Station in Akita, Akita, Akita. The name "Uet ...
, and is located rail kilometers from the
terminus Terminus may refer to: Ancient Rome *Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers Transport *Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination *Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end des ...
of the line at
Niitsu Station is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines. It is the terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and the Banetsu West Line. It is also ...
.


Station layout

The station has a single
island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.


Platforms


History

Fujishima Station was opened on September 1, 1918. With the
privatization Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the
East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...
. The station building was rebuilt in 2016.


Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 280 passengers daily (boarding passengers only),


Surrounding area

*Former Fujishima Town Hall *Shonai Agricultural High School *Fujishima Post Office


See also

* List of railway stations in Japan


References


External links


JR East Station information
Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Uetsu Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1918 Tsuruoka, Yamagata {{Yamagata-railstation-stub