Furudate Station

Furudate Station (古館駅, Furudate-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Furudate Station

古館駅
Furudate Station, May 2009
LocationNakajima, Shiwa-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate-ken 028-3301
Japan
Coordinates39.5811°N 141.1546°E / 39.5811; 141.1546
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Distance521.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 March 1949
Passengers
FY2018725
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Shiwachūō
toward Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Yahaba
toward Morioka
Location
Furudate Station
Location within Iwate Prefecture
Furudate Station
Furudate Station (Japan)

Lines

Furudate Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 521.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building is located underneath. The station is adjacent to the elevated rails of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, which does not stop at this station. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1  Tōhoku Main Line for Kitakami and Ichinoseki
2  Tōhoku Main Line for Morioka

History

Furudate Station was opened on 1 March 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 725 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (208年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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