Nishi-Furukawa Station (西古川駅, Nishi-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Nishi-Furukawa Station 西古川駅
Nishi-Furukawa Station
General information
Location	1, Furukawa Niibori Aza Asahimachi, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6214 Japan
Coordinates	38°34′41″N 140°53′43″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu East Line
Distance	15.9 km from Kogota
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 April 1913
Previous names	Naka-Nitta (until 1957)
Passengers
FY 2010	503 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Higashi-Ōsaki towards Shinjō Rikuu East Line Tsukanome towards Kogota
Location
Nishi-Furukawa Station Location within Japan

Lines

Nishi-Furukawa Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

Station layout

Nishi-Furukawa Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Nishi-Furukawa Station opened on 20 April 1913 as Naka-Nitta Station (中新田駅). The station name was changed to its present name on 1 April 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Route 347

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Nishi-Furukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)