Futatsui Station

Futatsui Station (二ツ井駅, Futatsui-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Futatsui Station

二ツ井駅
Futatsui Station (Oct 20, 2019)
Location12-1 Futatsuimachi-Ōtaomote, Noshiro-shi, Akita-kan 018-3143
Japan
Coordinates40°12′44.87″N 140°14′8.51″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance372.2 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 1, 1901
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)303
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Higashi-Noshiro
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Takanosu
toward Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Tomine
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Maeyama
toward Aomori
Location
Futatsui Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Futatsui Station
Futatsui Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Futatsui Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 372.2 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Akita
2, 3 ■ Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Hirosaki

History

Futatsui Station was opened on November 1, 1901 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Nanakura, Akita. The Nakanishi Tokugoro Light Railway connected to this station from September 25, 1922 to March 1, 1940. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 303 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • former Futatsui Town Hall
  • Futatsui High School
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References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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