is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines The station is served by the Nichinan Line and is located 77.2 km from the starting point of the line at .
Layout The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks at grade. The station building is a simple concrete block structure which is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a level crossing.
Platforms
History Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Shibushi Line from to Sueyoshi (now closed) in 1923. By 1925, the line had been extended eastwards to the east coast of Kyushu at . The line was then extended northwards in phases. The first major phase of expansion added 28.5 km of track and several stations, reaching Yowara, which opened as the new northern terminus on 15 April 1935. Fukushima-Imamachi was one of the intermediate stations which opened on the same day. On 8 May 1963, the route was designated the Nichinan Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers (boarding only) per day. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
Surrounding area Kushima City Ariake Elementary School
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Fukushima-Imamachi (JR Kyushu)