Furano Station

Furano Station
富良野駅

The station building and forecourt in September 2011
Location Furano, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance 54.6 km from Takikawa
Connections Bus terminal
Other information
Status Staffed
Station code T30
History
Opened 1 August 1900 (1900-08-01)
Previous names Shimo-Furano (until 1942)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 696 daily
Location
Furano Station
Location within Japan

Furano Station (富良野駅, Furano-eki) is a railway station in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered T30.[1]

Lines

Furano Station is served by the following two lines.

Station layout

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Kitaca cannot be used at this station.[2]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nemuro Main Line
Shimanoshita (T29) Local Nunobe (T31)
Furano Line
Terminus Local Gakuden (F44)

History

The station opened on 2 December 1900 as Shimo-Furano Station (下富良野駅).[3] It was renamed simply Furano Station on 1 April 1942.[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 874–875. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ↑ "Hokkaido Furano High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano High School. 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School. 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

Coordinates: 43°20′49″N 142°23′29″E / 43.346872°N 142.391278°E / 43.346872; 142.391278

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