Funamachi Station

Funamachi Station (船町駅, Funamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

CD01
Funamachi Station

船町駅
Funamachi Station
LocationKitajima Kitajimacho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken 440-0071
Japan
Coordinates34.7759°N 137.3732°E / 34.7759; 137.3732
Operated by JR Central
Line(s) Iida Line
Distance1.5 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCD01
History
OpenedAugust 1, 1943
Passengers
FY2017225 daily
Location
Funamachi Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Funamachi Station
Funamachi Station (Japan)

Lines

Funamachi Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 1.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms built on an embankment, connected by an underpass crossing. The area in between the side platforms is filled in, forming what is effectively an island platform. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms
1 ■ Iida Line For Toyokawa and Iida
2 ■ Iida Line For Toyohashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Toyohashi   Local (普通)   Shimoji

Station history

Funamachi Station was established on June 1, 1927 as Shin-Funamachi Temporary Stop (新船町停留場, Shin-Funamachi Teiryujo) on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō) connecting Toyohashi with Toyokawa.[1] On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and Funamachi became a full station at that time.[2] The station has been unattended since April 1985. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc. (8), pp. 20, 21, 22, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9 Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. "ja:豊橋市統計書 １０－２ 東 海 旅 客 鉄 道 の 乗 客" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyohashi City. 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

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