Furudate Station
Furudate Station 古館駅 | |
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 Furudate Station, May 2009 | |
| Location |
Nakajima, Shiwa, Shiwa, Iwate （岩手県紫波郡紫波町中島字落合60） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Tōhoku Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY 2012) | 893 daily |
Furudate Station (古館駅 Furudate-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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
Furudate Station has two opposed side platforms. The station building is located underneath the elevated rails of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, although the Tōhoku Shinkansen does not stop at this station. The station is staffed and has a Green Window ticket counter.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Kitakami and Ichinoseki |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Morioka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tōhoku Main Line | ||||
| Shiwachūō | - | Yahaba | ||
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.
Surrounding area
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Japan National Route 4 - Furudate Post Office
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Furudate Station. |
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 39°34′52″N 141°09′17″E / 39.5811°N 141.1546°E