Funao Station (Fukuoka)

Location
	Funao Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Funao Station Funao Station (Japan)

JJ 05
Funao Station

船尾駅
JJ 05 ; Funao Station; 船尾駅
	Funao Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Yugeta, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka-ken 826-0041; Japan
Coordinates	33°37′49.61″N 130°46′2.56″E / 33.6304472°N 130.7673778°E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JJ Gotōji Line
Distance	3.4 km from Tagawa-Gotōji
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Station code	JJ05
Website	Official website
History
Opened	5 February 1922
Services
Location
Location
	Funao Station Location within Fukuoka Prefecture Funao Station Funao Station (Japan)

Funao Station (船尾駅, Funao-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).^[1]

Lines

Funao Station is served by the Gotōji Line and is 3.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tagawa-Gotōji.^[1]

Layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended. ^[1]

History

The station was opened on 5 February 1922 as a freight station on the Kyushu Sangyo Railway (later Sangyo Cement Railway). The line was extended on July 15, 1926 to the Akasaka Coal Mine, and passenger services began. On July 1, 1943 the Industrial Cement Railway was nationalized through a wartime acquisition and the station became part of the Gotōji Line. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area

The limestone mine and Aso Cement factory located around this station are still in operation, and most of the area around the station is mine or factory site, with no residences or shops.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.

External links

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Official website (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)

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[kawashima-1] Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.

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