Fukiage Station (Saitama)

Fukiage Station 吹上駅
North entrance of Fukiage Station
General information
Location	1-1-1 Fukiage-Honchō, Kōnosu-shi, Saitama-ken 369-0122 Japan
Coordinates	36°06′12″N 139°27′11″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Distance	27.3 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1885
Passengers
FY2019	8,899 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Gyōda towards Maebashi Takasaki Line Local Kita-Kōnosu towards Tokyo Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Rapid Kita-Kōnosu towards Odawara
Location Fukiage Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Show map of Saitama Prefecture Fukiage Station Fukiage Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station platforms, 2020

Fukiage Station (吹上駅, Fukiage-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōnosu, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) .

Lines

Fukiage Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shōnan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tōkaidō Line. It is 27.3 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Station layout

The station has a side platform and an 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.

Platforms

1,2	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Itō (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2,3	■ Takasaki Line	for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

The station opened on 1 March 1885. The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8,899 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Fukiage Post Office
• former Fukiage Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Fukiage Station (Saitama) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)