Fukuro Station

Fukuro Station (袋駅, Fukuro-eki) is a train station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Fukuro Station 袋駅 ふくろ
Small station building in 2007
Location	Minamata Kumamoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32.16557°N 130.37427°E / 32.16557; 130.37427[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	55.4 km from Yatsushiro 5.8 km from Minamata[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	21 July 1926 (1926-07-21)
Original company	Japanese Government Railways

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

The small building has a similar design to Higo Futami refurbished at the same time.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Minamata		–	Komenotsu
Rapid Express Super Orange: Does not stop at this station

Gallery

• 
  Station sign
• 
  View of platforms
• 
  Platform shelter

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Fukuro Eki, via GeoNames". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
2. "袋駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "袋駅　各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
4. "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
5. "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Missing or empty |url= (help)

External links

• Media related to Fukuro Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide