Furano Station

T30
Furano Station

富良野駅
The station building and forecourt in August 2022
General information
Location1 Hinodecho, Furano City, Hokkaido Prefecture
Japan
OperatorThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Lines
Distance54.6 km (33.9 mi) from Takikawa
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus terminal
Construction
Structure type
At grade
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeT30
History
Opened1 August 1900; 126 years ago (1900-08-01)
Former namesShimo-Furano (until 1942)
Passengers
FY2013696 daily[citation needed]
Services
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Nokanan
T28
towards Takikawa
 Nemuro Main Line Terminus
Gakuden
F44
towards Asahikawa
 Furano Line
Location
Furano Station is located in Hokkaido
Furano Station
Furano Station
Location within Hokkaido
Furano Station is located in Japan
Furano Station
Furano Station
Location within Japan
Station platforms, 2022

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Hokkaido Furano High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano High School. 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School. 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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