Furano Station
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Japan
JR HokkaidoT30 Furano Station 富良野駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 The station building and forecourt in August 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 Hinodecho, Furano City, Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 54.6 km (33.9 mi) from Takikawa | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus terminal | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | T30 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 August 1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shimo-Furano (until 1942) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| FY2013 | 696 daily[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
Furano Station is served by the following two lines.
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]
