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Nishi-Furukawa Station

Railway station in Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

38°34′41″N 140°53′43″E / 38.578114°N 140.895339°E / 38.578114; 140.895339Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Rikuu East Line Distance15.9 km from KogotaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 April 1913Previous namesNaka-Nitta (until 1957)PassengersFY 2010503 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Higashi-Ōsaki towards Shinjō		Rikuu East Line		Tsukanome towards Kogota

Location
Nishi-Furukawa Station Location within Japan

Nishi-Furukawa Station (西古川駅, Nishi-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishi-Furukawa Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Nishi-Furukawa Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Rikuu East Line	for Mogami and Shinjō
2	■ Rikuu East Line	for Furukawa and Kogota

History

Nishi-Furukawa Station opened on 20 April 1913 as Naka-Nitta Station (中新田駅). The station name was changed to its present name on 1 April 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.