Furano Station

Furano Station (富良野駅, Furano-eki) is a railway station in Furano, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered T30.^[1]

T30 Furano Station 富良野駅
The station building and forecourt in August 2022
General information
Location	1 Hinodecho, Furano City, Hokkaido Prefecture Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Nemuro Main Line      Furano Line
Distance	54.6 km (33.9 mi) from Takikawa
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	T30
History
Opened	1 August 1900; 124 years ago (1900-08-01)
Previous names	Shimo-Furano (until 1942)
Passengers
FY2013	696 daily[citation needed]
Services
Preceding station JR Hokkaido Following station Nokanan T28 towards Takikawa Nemuro Main Line Nunobe T31 towards Nemuro Gakuden F44 towards Asahikawa Furano Line Terminus
Location Furano Station Location within Hokkaido Show map of Hokkaido Furano Station Furano Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station platforms, 2022

Lines

Furano Station is served by the following two lines.

• Nemuro Main Line
• Furano Line

Station layout

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Kitaca cannot be used at this station.^[2]

History

The station opened on 2 December 1900 as Shimo-Furano Station (下富良野駅).^[3] It was renamed simply Furano Station on 1 April 1942.^[3] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.^[3]

In 2024 it was decided that the Nemuro Main Line between Furano and Shintoku, would be closed permanently effective 1 April of that year, making Furano the eastern terminus of the western section of the Nemuro Main Line.^[4]

Surrounding area

• National Route 38
• National Route 237
• Furano City Office
• Hokkaido Furano High School^[5]
• Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School^[6]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
2. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
3. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 874–875. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
4. "JR北海道、4/1廃止の富良野～東鹿越間で増発 - 「狩勝」普通列車に". MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
5. "Hokkaido Furano High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano High School. 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
6. "Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School". Official website (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Furano Ryokuho High School. 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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