Higashi-Funaoka Station (東船岡駅, Higashi-Funaoka eki) is a railway station in the town of Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway company AbukumaExpress

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Higashi-Funaoka Station 東船岡駅
Higashi-Funaoka Station, August 2008
General information
Location	Kami-no-myo, Shibata-machi, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 989-1611 Japan
Coordinates	38°03′0.70″N 140°47′23.18″E
Operated by	AbukumaExpress
Line(s)	■ Abukuma Express Line
Distance	51.3 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 1, 1968
Previous names	Yokohashi (to 1986)
Passengers
FY 2015	159 daily
Location
Higashi-Funaoka Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Higashi-Funaoka Station Higashi-Funaoka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Higashi-Funaoka Station is served by the Abukuma Express Line, and is located 51.3 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Fukushima.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Higashi-Funaoka Station opened on April 1, 1968, as Yokohashi Station (横橋駅). on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1986, with the establishment of the Abukuma Express.

Surrounding area

• National Route 349
• JGSDF Camp Funaoka

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Higashi-Funaoka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)