title: Futomi Station (Chiba)
text: # Futomi Station (Chiba)
  
  Futomi Station (太海駅, Futomi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Futomi Station is served by the Uchibo Line, and is located 116.0 kilometers from the terminus of the Uchibō Line at Soga Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  Futomi Station has two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Uchibō Line | For Chiba, Kimitsu, Tateyama, Soga |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Uchibō Line | For Awa-Kamogawa |
  
  ## History
  
  Futomi Station was opened on July 25, 1924. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Niemonjima
  * National Route 128
  