is a

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on the

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(JR Kyūshū)

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(also known as the Wakamatsu Line) in Wakamatsu-ku,

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Lines

The station is served by the Wakamatsu Line (

) and is located 6.3 km from the starting point of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s connected by a footbridge. the station is unattended.

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 5 August 1899 on the

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. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907,

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(JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Chikuho Main Line. With the privatization of

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(JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu. On 4 March 2017, Futajima, along with several other stations on the line, became a "Smart Support Station". Under this scheme, although the station is unstaffed, passengers using the automatic ticket vending machines or ticket gates can receive assistance via intercom from staff at a central support centre which is located at .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by a daily average of 1040 boarding passengers, making it the 129th busiest station on the JR Kyushu network.。

Surrounding area

It is the westernmost train station among four stations in Wakamatsu-ku, all of those are on the Chikuho Main Line *Fukuoka Prefectural Wakamatsu Commercial High School *Kitakyushu City Futajima Junior High School +Kitakyushu City Futajima Elementary School *

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References

External links

Futajima Station
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1899 Railway stations in Kitakyushu {{Fukuoka-railstation-stub