Nishi-Furukawa Station

Nishi-Furukawa Station

西古川駅
Nishi-Furukawa Station
General information
Location1, Furukawa Niibori Aza Asahimachi, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6214
Japan
Coordinates38°34′41″N 140°53′43″E / 38.578114°N 140.895339°E / 38.578114; 140.895339
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Rikuu East Line
Distance15.9 km from Kogota
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1913
Previous namesNaka-Nitta (until 1957)
Passengers
FY 2010503 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Ōsaki
towards Shinjō
 Rikuu East Line Tsukanome
towards Kogota
Location
Nishi-Furukawa Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Furukawa Station
Nishi-Furukawa Station
Location within Japan

Nishi-Furukawa Station (西古川駅, Nishi-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Nishi-Furukawa Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Nishi-Furukawa Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■ Rikuu East Line for Mogami and Shinjō
2 ■ Rikuu East Line for Furukawa and Kogota

History

Nishi-Furukawa Station opened on 20 April 1913 as Naka-Nitta Station (中新田駅). The station name was changed to its present name on 1 April 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

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