Funato Station (船戸駅, Funato-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Funato Station 船戸駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 204-1, Funato, Iwade-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6225 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°14′55″N 135°18′42″E / 34.248489°N 135.311653°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 75.3 km (46.8 mi) from Ōji | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 January 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2019 | 256 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editFunato Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an open footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit1 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Kokawa and Hashimoto |
2 | ■ T Wakayama Line | for Wakayama |
Adjacent stations
edit« | Service | » | ||
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Wakayama Line | ||||
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Iwade | Local | Kii-Ogura |
History
editFunato Station opened on January 1,1899 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 256 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding Area
edit- Omiya Shrine
- Iwade City Iwade Elementary School
- old Yamato Kaido
- Funatoyama Kofun
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑(令和2年度刊行) [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
editMedia related to Funato Station (Wakayama) at Wikimedia Commons