Funamachi Station Explained


Funamachi Station
Native Name:船町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:Kitajima Kitajimacho, Toyohashi-shi, Aichi-ken 440-0071
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Central
Line: Iida Line
Distance:1.5 kilometers from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:CD01
Status:Unstaffed
Opened:August 1, 1943
Passengers:225 daily
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan Aichi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Funamachi Station

is a railway station in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Funamachi Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 1.5 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station.

The Iida Line shares tracks with the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line between Toyohashi and Hirai Junction, so Meitetsu trains pass through Funamachi Station. However, Meitetsu trains do not stop here.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms built on an embankment, connected by an underpass crossing. The area in between the side platforms is filled in, forming what is effectively an island platform. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Station history

Funamachi Station was established on June 1, 1927 as on the now-defunct connecting with . On August 1, 1943, the Toyokawa Railway was nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line and Funamachi became a full station at that time. The station has been unattended since April 1985. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the Iida Line in March 2018; Funamachi Station was assigned station number CE01.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 225 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: ja:豊橋市統計書 10-2 東 海 旅 客 鉄 道 の 乗 客. 2019. Toyohashi City. Japan. ja. 25 December 2019.