Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2014) 9832 daily Opened 1883 | Platforms in use 1 | |
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Location Kashiwaza 3-1-8 Nishijima-cho, Fukaya-shi, Saitama-ken埼玉県深谷市西島町三丁目1-8Japan Similar | ||
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Fukaya Station (深谷駅, Fukaya-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Fukaya, Saitama, Japan.
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- fukaya station wall clock
- fukaya station departure melody
- Lines
- Layout
- Statistics
- History
- Surrounding area
- References
fukaya station departure melody
Lines
Fukuaya Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 45.8 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.
Layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Statistics
The daily average usage for 2014 was 9,832 people
History
The station opened on 21 October 1883. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987. A new station building modeled after Tokyo Station was completed in August 1996, with its brick built by Japan Brick Company. Bricks used in the Marunouchi side of the Tokyo Station building are produced by this company.