Furukawa Station
Furukawa Station (古川駅, Furukawa-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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| Location | 1-7-35 Furukawa-ekimae Ōdōori, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6162 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.570582°N 140.967722°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 395.0 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side +1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 20, 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 4,879 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Furukawa Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture  Furukawa Station Furukawa Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lines
Furukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and also by the local East Rikuu Line. It is 395.0 kilometers from Tokyo.
Station layout
The Rikuu East Line has a single ground-level island platform at a right angle to the station building and the Shinkansen platforms. The elevated Shinkansen station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with platform screen doors. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Kogota |
| 2 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Naruko-Onsen and Shinjō |
| 11 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, Akita and Shin-Hakodate |
| 12 | ■ Tōhoku Shinkansen | for Sendai and Tokyo |
History
The station opened on April 20, 1913. On June 11, 1915, it was renamed Rikuzen-Furukawa Station (陸前古川駅). On November 1, 1980, the station name was changed back to Furukawa Station, and the station was relocated to its present location. Tohoku Shinkansen services started on June 23, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,879 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- central Ōsaki city
- Furukawa Post Office
See also
References
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
