Fukata Station


Fukata Station is a railway station on the Yodo Line in Kihoku, Kitauwa District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "G41".

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Yodo Line and is located 62.5 km from the start of the line at.

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. A shelter is provided on the platform for waiting passengers. Parking space and a bike shed are located behind the platform. A flight of six steps is needed to reach the platform from the access road and the station is thus not wheelchair accessible.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 18 October 1914 as a through-station on the narrow-gauge line from Uwajima owned by the Uwajima Railway. With the nationalization of the Uwajima Railway on 1 August 1933, the station came under the control of Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways.
With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control passed to JR Shikoku.