Funamachi Station (船町駅, Funamachi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).
CD01 Funamachi Station 船町駅 | |||||
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 Funamachi Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kitajima Kitajimacho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken 440-0071 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′33″N 137°22′24″E / 34.7759°N 137.3732°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Central | ||||
| Line(s) |  Iida Line | ||||
| Distance | 1.5 kilometers from Toyohashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | CD01 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 1, 1943 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 225 daily | ||||
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Lines
editFunamachi Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 1.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.
The Iida Line shares tracks with the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line between Toyohashi and Hirai Junction, so Meitetsu trains pass through Funamachi Station. However, Meitetsu trains do not stop here.
Station layout
editThe station has two side platforms built on an embankment, connected by an underpass crossing. The area in between the side platforms is filled in, forming what is effectively an island platform. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Iida Line | For Toyokawa and Iida |
| 2 | ■ Iida Line | For Toyohashi |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Central Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Iida Line | ||||
| All services on Meitetsu (Sharing tracks with Ilda Line): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Toyohashi | Local (普通) | Shimoji | ||
Station history
editFunamachi Station was established on June 1, 1927 as Shin-Funamachi Temporary Stop (新船町停留場, Shin-Funamachi Teiryujo) on the now-defunct Toyokawa Railway (豊川鉄道, Toyokawa Tetsudō) connecting Toyohashi with Toyokawa.[1] On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and Funamachi became a full station at that time.[2] The station has been unattended since April 1985. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced to the Iida Line in March 2018; Funamachi Station was assigned station number CE01.[3][4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Toyokawa River
- Japan National Route 1
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 8, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., pp. 20, 21, 22, ISBN 978-4-02-340138-9
{{citation}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 99. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "ja:豊橋市統計書 １０－２ 東 海 旅 客 鉄 道 の 乗 客" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyohashi City. 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Funamachi Station at Wikimedia Commons