Fukuchi Station | |
Native Name: | 福地駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Kawaguchi-cho Matsubara 28, Nishio-shi, Aichi-ken 445-0873 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Meitetsu |
Line: | Meitetsu Nishio Line |
Distance: | 17.4 kilometers from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Code: | GN11 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Opened: | February 13, 1915 |
Former: | Isshikiguchi (until 1949) |
Passengers: | 657 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Fukuchi Station |
is a railway station in the city of Nishio, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
Fukuchi Station is served by the Meitetsu Nishio Line, and is located 17.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station has two opposed side platforms with Platform 1 on a passing loop, and connected by a level crossing. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Fukuchi Station was opened on February 13, 1915, as on the privately held Nishio Railway. On December 21, 1926, the Nishio Railway merged with the Aichi Electric Railway, which was acquired by the Meitetsu Group on August 1, 1935. It was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1949. The station has been unattended since February 1967.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 657 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]