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Funaoka Station (船岡駅, Funaoka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Funaoka Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 323.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai

History

Funaoka Station opened on February 25, 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,326 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Shibata City Hall
Shibata Post Office
site of Shibata Castle
Sendai University

References

^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Funaoka Station (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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