Furano Station
富良野駅 |
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The station building and forecourt in September 2011
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Location |
Furano, Hokkaido Japan |
Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
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Distance | 54.6 km from Takikawa |
Connections | Bus terminal |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed |
Station code | T30 |
History | |
Opened | 1 August 1900 |
Previous names | Shimo-Furano (until 1942) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2013) | 696 daily |
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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.
Furano Station is served by the following two lines.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Kitaca cannot be used at this station.
The station opened on 2 December 1900 as Shimo-Furano Station (下富良野駅?). It was renamed simply Furano Station on 1 April 1942. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
Coordinates: 43°20′49″N 142°23′29″E / 43.346872°N 142.391278°E