Fuchū Station (Hiroshima)
# Fuchū Station (Hiroshima)

Fuchū Station (府中駅, Fuchū-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Fuchū, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Fuchū Station is served by the JR West Fukuen Line, and is located 23.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukuyama.

## Station layout

The station consists of two platforms and four tracks: a notched side platform for Platform 1, the remainder of the side platform on Platform 2, and an island platform on Platforms 3 and 4 connected by a footbridge. Platforms 1 and 4 in the direction of Shiomachi are dead ends, and are used by trains returning from the direction of Fukuyama. During normal operation, only Platforms 1 and 2 are used.The station building is a small wooden structure with a tiled roof that has been refurbished. On the Fukuen Line, it is the only station other than Fukuyama Station that has a departure information board. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fukuyama |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Miyoshi For Fukuyama |
| 3 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Miyoshi |
| 4 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fukuyama (morning peak hours only) |

## History

Fuchū Station was opened on 21 July 1914 as Fuchūmachi Station (府中町駅). It was renamed 20 December 1956. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 921 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Fuchū City Hall
* Fuchu Municipal Fuchu Junior High School/Fuchu Elementary School (Fuchu Gakuen)
* Fuchu Post Office
* Fuchu City Library
* Fuchu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* Fuchu Cultural Center
* Fuchu Municipal Minami Elementary School
