Nishi-Furukawa Station 西古川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishi-Furukawa Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1, Furukawa Niibori Aza Asahimachi, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6214 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°34′41″N 140°53′43″E / 38.578114°N 140.895339°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Rikuu East Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.9 km from Kogota | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 April 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Naka-Nitta (until 1957) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2010 | 503 daily | ||||||||||
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  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.
Surrounding area
See also
External links
Media related to Nishi-Furukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)