Higashi-Funaoka Station

Higashi-Funaoka Station (東船岡駅, Higashi-Funaoka eki) is a railway station in the town of Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway company AbukumaExpress

Higashi-Funaoka Station

東船岡駅
Higashi-Funaoka Station, August 2008
General information
LocationKami-no-myo, Shibata-machi, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1611
Japan
Coordinates38°03′0.70″N 140°47′23.18″E / 38.0501944°N 140.7897722°E / 38.0501944; 140.7897722
Operated byAbukumaExpress
Line(s) Abukuma Express Line
Distance51.3 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 1, 1968
Previous namesYokohashi (to 1986)
Passengers
FY 2015159 daily
Location
Higashi-Funaoka Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Higashi-Funaoka Station
Higashi-Funaoka Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Higashi-Funaoka Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Funaoka Station
Higashi-Funaoka Station
Higashi-Funaoka Station (Japan)

Lines

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Higashi-Funaoka Station is served by the Abukuma Express Line, and is located 51.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Abukuma Express Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Oka   Local   Tsukinoki

History

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Higashi-Funaoka Station opened on April 1, 1968, as Yokohashi Station (横橋駅). on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1986, with the establishment of the Abukuma Express.

Surrounding area

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See also

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  Media related to Higashi-Funaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons