Futsukaichi Station
# Futsukaichi Station

Futsukaichi Station (二日市駅, Futsukaichi-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

## Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 92.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojikō.

## Layout

The station consists of two island platforms serving four tracks. Two sidings branch off the main tracks.

* Station sign in torii shape with the illustration of “Tobi-ume”, Dazaifu Tenman-gū
* Decoration of huge ema

## History

The station was opened on 11 December 1889 by the privately run Kyushu Railway after the construction of a track between Hakata and the (now closed) Chitosegawa temporary stop with Tosu as one of several intermediate stations on the line. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the station became part of the Hitoyoshi Main Line and then on 21 November 1909, part of the Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by 7,457 passengers daily, and it ranked 23rd among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

