Furuichi Station (Hyōgo)

Furuichi Station (古市駅, Furuichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tamba-Sasayama, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Furuichi Station 古市駅
Furuichi Station in August 2008
General information
Location	197-1Furuichi, Tamba-Sasayama-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-2123 Japan
Coordinates	35°01′19″N 135°09′19″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Distance	53.5 km (33.2 miles) from Amagasaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	JR-G67
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 March 1899 (1899-03-25)
Passengers
FY2016	197 daily
Location Furuichi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Furuichi Station Furuichi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Furuichi Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 53.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 62.1 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)	for Sanda and Takarazuka
2	■  Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)	for Sasayamaguchi and Fukuchiyama

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Kusano		Local		Minami-Yashiro
Kusano		Regional Rapid Service		Minami-Yashiro
Kusano		Rapid Service		Minami-Yashiro
Kusano		Tambaji Rapid Service		Minami-Yashiro

History

Furuichi Station opened on 25 March 1899. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Furuichi being assigned station number JR-G67.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 197 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

• Sasayama Municipal Furuichi Elementary School
• Mount Shirakami and Mount Matsuo.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
2. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Furuichi Station (Hyogo) at Wikimedia Commons

• Station Official Site