Fukiage Station (Saitama)

Fukiage Station (吹上駅, Fukiage-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Kōnosu, Saitama, Japan.

Fukiage Station

吹上駅
North entrance of Fukiage Station
Location1-1-1 Fukiage-Honchō, Kōnosu-shi, Saitama-ken
（鴻巣市吹上本町1-1-1）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Takasaki Line
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1351
History
Opened1885
Traffic
Passengers (2014)9,164 daily
Location
Fukiage Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Fukiage Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 27.3 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Station platforms, 2020

Station layout

The station has a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1,2 ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2,3 ■ Takasaki Line for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Takasaki Line
Commuter Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Urban: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Kōnosu   Local   Gyōda
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Kita-Kōnosu   Rapid   Gyōda

Statistics

The daily average usage for 2014 was 9,164 people[1]

History

The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area
  • Fukiage Post Office
  • former Fukiage Town Hall

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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