Furukawa Station

Furukawa Station
古川駅
Location
Prefecture Miyagi
(See other stations in Miyagi)
City Ōsaki
Neighborhood etc. 1-7-35 Furukawa-ekimae Ōdōori
(in Japanese)宮城県大崎市古川駅前大通1丁目7番35号
History
Year opened 1913
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Shinkansen, East Rikuu Line

Furukawa Station (古川駅 Furukawa-eki) is a railway station in 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 East Rikuu Line.

History

The station opened on April 20, 1913. On June 11, 1915, it was renamed Rikuzen-Furukawa Station.

On November 1, 1980, the station name was changed back to Furukawa Station, and the station was relocated to its present location.

Tōhoku Shinkansen services started on June 23, 1982.

External links

Media related to Furukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 38°34′14″N 140°58′04″E / 38.570582°N 140.967722°E