Furano Station
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.
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.
History
The station opened on 2 December 1900 as Shimo-Furano Station (下富良野駅). It was renamed simply Furano Station on 1 April 1942. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
In 2024 it was decided that the Nemuro Main Line between Furano and Shintoku, would be closed permanently effective 1 April of that year, making Furano the eastern terminus of the western section of the Nemuro Main Line.
Surrounding area
- National Route 38
- National Route 237
- Furano City Office
- Hokkaido Furano High School
- Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "JR北海道、4/1廃止の富良野～東鹿越間で増発 - 「狩勝」普通列車に". MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "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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