Furudate Station

Furudate Station (古館駅, Furudate-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shiwa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Furudate Station 古館駅
Furudate Station, May 2009
Location	Nakajima, Shiwa-cho, Shiwa-gun, Iwate-ken 028-3301 Japan
Coordinates	39.5811°N 141.1546°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	521.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 March 1949
Passengers
FY2018	725
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Shiwachūō toward Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Yahaba toward Morioka
Location
Furudate Station Location within Iwate Prefecture Furudate Station Furudate Station (Japan)

Lines

Furudate Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 521.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed elevated side platforms with the station building is located underneath. The station is adjacent to the elevated rails of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, which does not stop at this station. The station is staffed and has a Midori no Madoguchi ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kitakami and Ichinoseki
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Morioka

History

Furudate Station was opened on 1 March 1949. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 725 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 4

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (208年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Furudate Station (Iwate) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)