Nishi-Furukawa Station
Nishi-Furukawa Station 西古川駅 | |
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| Nishi-Furukawa Station | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Miyagi (See other stations in Miyagi) |
| City | Ōsaki |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1, Furukawa Niibori Aza Asahimachi |
| Coordinates | 38°34′41″N 140°53′43″E / 38.578114°N 140.895339°ECoordinates: 38°34′41″N 140°53′43″E / 38.578114°N 140.895339°E |
| Postal code | 989-6214 |
| (in Japanese) | 宮城県大崎市古川新堀字旭町1 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1905 |
| Former name | Naka-Nitta Station |
| Present name since | 1957 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Rikuu East Line |
| Statistics | 503 passengers/day (FY 2010) |
 There is a bus stop near this station | |
Nishi-Furukawa Station (西古川駅 Nishi-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in 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 an overhead passageway. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■Rikuu East Line | for Mogami and Shinjō |
| 2 | ■Rikuu East Line | for Furukawa and Kogota |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Rikuu East Line | ||||
| Tsukanome | Local | Higashi-Ōsaki | ||
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
External links
- JR East Station information (Japanese)
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