Funaoka Station (Miyagi)

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).

Funaoka Station 船岡駅
Funaoka Station, May 2010
General information
Location	1-1-1 Funaoka-chuo, Shibata-machi, Shibata-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1601 Japan
Coordinates	38°03′33.49″N 140°46′4.70″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	323.1 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 25, 1929
Passengers
FY2018	3326 daily
Services
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Location
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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).

Surrounding area

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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Funaoka Station (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)