Funehiki Station

Funehiki Station (船引駅, Funehiki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Funehiki Station 船引駅
Funehiki Station in May 2008
General information
Location	Funehiki Uedanaka 4, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4312 Japan
Coordinates	37.4430°N 140.5743°E / 37.4430; 140.5743
Operated by	JR East
Line	■ Ban'etsu East Line
Distance	62.5 km from Iwaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 21, 1915
Passengers
FY 2018	799 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Miharu towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Rapid Abukuma Ōgoe towards Iwaki Kanameta towards Kōriyama Ban'etsu East Line Local Iwaki-Tokiwa towards Iwaki
Location Funehiki Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Funehiki Station Funehiki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Inside Funehiki Station

Lines

Funehiki Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 62.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki. ^[1]

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu East Line	for Miharu and Kōriyama
2	■ Ban'etsu East Line	for Ononiimachi and Iwaki

History

Funehiki Station opened on March 21, 1915. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 799 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 288
• National Route 349
• Funehiki Post Office
• Tamura City Hall

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan