Fukuwatari Station 福渡駅
Fukuwatari Station on the Tsuyama Line, south view of the premises
General information
Location	Takebechō Fukuwatari 518, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken 709-3111 Japan
Coordinates	34°52′13.88″N 133°54′13.71″E / 34.8705222°N 133.9038083°E / 34.8705222; 133.9038083
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T Tsuyama Line
Distance	30.3 km (18.8 mi) from Okayama
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 December 1898; 125 years ago (1898-12-21)
Passengers
FY2019	267 daily
Location
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Fukuwatari Station (福渡駅, Fukuwatari-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Takebe-chō neighborhood of Kita-ku of the city of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Fukuwatari Station is served by the Tsuyama Line, and is located 30.3 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Okayama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one grind-level island platform serving three tracks. The wooden station building is located on the side of Platform 1, which is the side platform, and is connected to Platforms 2 and 3, which are on the island platform, via a footbridge. The island platform has a waiting room. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Fukuwatari Station opened on December 21, 1898 with the opening of the Tsuyama Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 267 passengers daily..^[2]

Surrounding area

• Okayama City Kita Ward Office Takebe Branch (Former Takebe Town Office)
• Okayama Takebe Medical Welfare College (former Okayama Prefectural Fukuwatari High School)