Fukuro Station

Fukuro Station

袋駅
ふくろ
Fukuro Station; 袋駅; ふくろ;
	Small station building in 2007
General information
Location	Minamata; Kumamoto Prefecture; Japan
Coordinates	32°09′56″N 130°22′27″E / 32.16557°N 130.37427°E
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	55.4 km from Yatsushiro; 5.8 km from Minamata;
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	21 July 1926
Original company	Japanese Government Railways

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]

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.

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

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