Furano Station
Furano Station 富良野駅 | |||||
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 The station building and forecourt in September 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Furano, Hokkaido Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} 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 | ||||
| Previous names | Shimo-Furano (until 1942) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2013 | 696 daily[citation needed] | ||||
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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
- National Route 38
- National Route 237
- Furano City Office
- Hokkaido Furano High School[4]
- Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School[5]
See also
References
- ^ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 874–875. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "Hokkaido Furano High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano High School. 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School. 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
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