Hizen-Fumoto Station

Hizen-Fumoto Station (肥前麓駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines
The station is served by the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 4.2 km from the starting point of the line at Tosu.

Station layout
The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A small station building of concrete construction serves as a waiting room and houses automatic ticket vending machines. The ticket window became unstaffed in 2015. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.

History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the station as Hizen-Fumoto signal box (肥前麓信号場) on 30 September 1942 on the existing track of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 March 1947, the facility was upgraded to a full station and passenger traffic commenced. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

In January 2015, JR Kyushu announced that Hizen-Fumoto would become an unstaffed station from 14 March 2015. This was part of a major effort by the company to reduce its operating deficit by ceasing to staff 32 stations in its network.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 460 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 227th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area
There are many homes and factories in the area.
 * Saga Prefectural Tosu Commercial High School
 * Kyūshū Ryūkoku Junior College