Futomi Station (太美駅, Futomi-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G12.[1]

Futomi Station 太美駅
Ishikari-Futomi Station, October 2012
General information
Location	Tōbetsu, Ishikari, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	■ Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line)
Distance	19.3 km from Sōen
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	G12
History
Opened	November 20, 1934 (1934-11-20)
Passengers
FY1969	730 daily

Its name is derived from where it is located -- 當別太 (Tōbetsubuto) and 美登江 (Bitoe), and since there had been a station with the same name enunciatively, it is added with 石狩 (Ishikari), a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. In addition, the area's names Tōbetsubuto and Bitoe are respectively from Ainu to-pet-put, meaning "estuary rises in a lake", and pon-pit-o-i, meaning "a place with a lot of gravel". However, JR Hokkaido has changed its station name from "Ishikari-Futomi" to "Futomi" since 12 March 2022.

Lines

Futomi Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track section of the line east of Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station.[2] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers.[3] The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Ishikari-Futomi Station opened on 20 November 1934.[4]

Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[2]

References

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