Fukuyama Station

Location
	Fukuyama Station Location within Japan

Fukuyama Station

福山駅
Fukuyama Station; 福山駅
	South side of the station
General information
Location	Fukuyama, Hiroshima; Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanyo Shinkansen; ■ Sanyo Main Line; Fukuen Line;
History
Opened	1891
Location
Location
	Fukuyama Station Location within Japan

Fukuyama Station (福山駅, Fukuyama-eki) is a railway station in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Fukuyama Station is served by the following JR West lines.

«	Service	»
Sanyo Shinkansen
Mizuho: Does not stop at this station
Okayama	Nozomi^{[Note 1]}		Hiroshima
Okayama	Hikari		Hiroshima
Okayama	Sakura		Hiroshima
Shin-Kurashiki	Kodama		Shin-Onomichi
Sanyo Main Line
Kasaoka	Rapid Sun Liner		Terminus
Higashi-Fukuyama	Local		Bingo-Akasaka
Fukuen Line
Terminus	-	Bingo-Honjō

^ Most Nozomi services do not stop at Fukuyama, but one service per hour stops here during the daytime.

Fukuyama Station opened on 11 September 1891.^[1]

The station was built next to the main courtyard of Fukuyama Castle. The main tower of the castle is within sight of the platforms.

Other points of note in the vicinity of the station include:

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 62. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.