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Furukawa Station

古川駅
Furukawa Station; 古川駅
General information
Location	1-7-35 Furukawa-ekimae Ōdōri, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6162; Japan
Coordinates	38°34′14″N 140°58′04″E / 38.570582°N 140.967722°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen; Rikuu East Line;
Distance	395.0 km (245.4 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 20, 1913; 111 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	4,879 daily
Services
Location
	Furukawa Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Furukawa Station Furukawa Station (Japan)

Furukawa Station (古川駅, Furukawa-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Furukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and also by the local East Rikuu Line. It is 395.0 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The Rikuu East Line has a single ground-level island platform at a right angle to the station building and the Shinkansen platforms. The elevated Shinkansen station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with platform screen doors. The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Rikuu East Line	for Kogota
2	■ Rikuu East Line	for Naruko-Onsen and Shinjō

11	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Morioka, Shin-Aomori, Akita and Shin-Hakodate
12	■ Tōhoku Shinkansen	for Sendai and Tokyo

History

The station opened on April 20, 1913. On June 11, 1915, it was renamed Rikuzen-Furukawa Station (陸前古川駅). On November 1, 1980, the station name was changed back to Furukawa Station, and the station was relocated to its present location. Tohoku Shinkansen services started on June 23, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,879 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

central Ōsaki city
Furukawa Post Office

References

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

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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