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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Funato Station

Funato Station (船戸駅, Funato-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Funato Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an open footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1   T  Wakayama Line for Kokawa and Hashimoto
2   T  Wakayama Line for Wakayama

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Wakayama Line
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Iwade   Local   Kii-Ogura

History

Funato Station opened on January 1,1899 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 256 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding Area

  • Omiya Shrine
  • Iwade City Iwade Elementary School
  • old Yamato Kaido
  • Funatoyama Kofun

See also

References

  1. ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行) [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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