Fujine Station (Iwate)

Fujine Station (藤根駅, Fujine-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Fujine Station 藤根駅
Fujine Station in March 2007
Location	Waga-cho, Fujine Jiwari 9, Kitakami-shi, Iwate-ken 024-0334 Japan
Coordinates	39.3009°N 141.0400°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Kitakami Line
Distance	20.3 km from Kitakami
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 21, 1921
Passengers
FY2017	158 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tatekawame toward Yokote Kitakami Line Rapid Local Ezuriko toward Kitakami
Location
Fujine Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Fujine Station Fujine Station (Japan)

Lines

Fujine Station is served by the Kitakami Line, and is located 8.4 km from the terminus of the line at Kitakami Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kitakami Line	for Hottoyuda and Yokote
2	■ Kitakami Line	for Kitakami

History

Fujine Station opened on March 21, 1921.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 158 passenger daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 107
• Akita Expressway

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2009). "No.21 釜石線・山田線・岩泉線・北上線・八戸線". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun: 23.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Fujine Station (Iwate) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)