Furukawa Station

Railway station in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Distance395.0 km (245.4 mi) from TokyoPlatforms2 side + 1 island platformsTracks4Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedApril 20, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-04-20)PassengersFY20184,879 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sendai
towards Tokyo
 Tōhoku Shinkansen
Hayabusa
 Kurikoma-Kōgen
towards Shin-Aomori
Tōhoku Shinkansen
Yamabiko
 Kurikoma-Kōgen
towards Morioka
Tsukanome
towards Shinjō
 Rikuu East Line Rikuzen-Yachi
towards Kogota
Location
Furukawa Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Furukawa Station
Furukawa Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
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Furukawa Station is located in Japan
Furukawa Station
Furukawa Station
Furukawa Station (Japan)
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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).

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

  1. ^ 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.

External links

  • Official website (in Japanese)