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Hizen-Fumoto Station

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Hizen-Fumoto Station (肥前麓駅, Hizenfumoto-eki) is a railway station in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.

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Layout

It is an above ground station with two tracks, two platforms and a footbridge connecting them. It does not have a MARS terminal, but does have a POS system from which tickets may be sold.

Environs

There are many homes and factories in the area.

  • Saga Prefectural Tosu Commercial High School
  • Kyūshū Ryūkoku Junior College

    • History

  • September 30, 1942 - Hizen-Fumoto Signal Box is constructed by the Railway Ministry
  • March 1, 1947 - Becomes a passenger station and is renamed Hizen-Fumoto Station
  • June 6, 1976 - Track from Tosu to Hizen-Koga to Nagasaki is electrified
  • April 1, 1987 - Railways privatize and Hizen-Fumoto Station is inherited by JR Kyushu

    • References

    Hizen-Fumoto Station Wikipedia
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