Fukamizo Station
Fukamizo Station (深溝駅, Fukamizo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] LinesFukamizo Station is served by the JR West Ube Line, and is located 5.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shin-Yamaguchi. Station layoutThe station consists of two unnumbered opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. Platforms
HistoryFukamizo Station was opened on 26 March 1925 when the Ube Railway was extended from Ogōri Station (present-day Shin-Yamaguchi) to Hon-Ajisu Station (present-day Ajisu Station). The line was nationalized in 1943, becoming the Ube Higashi Line, and was renamed the Ube Line on 1 February 1948. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West). Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 79 passengers daily.[2] Surrounding area
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