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Funakoshi Station (船越駅, Funakoshi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Funakoshi Station 船越駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Funakoshi Station, April 2014 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kitsunemori-52 Funakoshi, Oga-shi, Akita-ken 010-0341 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°54′17.1″N 139°56′49.8″E / 39.904750°N 139.947167°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Oga Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 14.8 kilometers from Oiwake | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | November 8, 1914 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 566 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Lines
editFunakoshi Station is a station of the Oga Line and is located 14.8 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Oiwake Station and 23.4 kilometers from Akita. .
Station layout
editThe station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building also houses a "Newdays" convenience store and is staffed.
History
editFunakoshi Station was opened on November 8, 1914 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) serving the town of Funakoshi, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been managed by JR East.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 566 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Funakoshi Post Office
- National Route 101
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
External links
editMedia related to Funakoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information page (in Japanese)