Furano train station

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Furano ( 富良野 )
JRH Furano Station 20100908.jpg
View of the train station (September 2011)
Data
Location in the network Separation station
Platform tracks 4th
abbreviation T30
opening August 1, 1900
location
City / municipality Furano
prefecture Hokkaidō
Country Japan
Coordinates 43 ° 20 '48 "  N , 142 ° 23' 30"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 20 '48 "  N , 142 ° 23' 30"  E
Height ( SO ) 172  m  TP
Railway lines

JR Hokkaido

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The Furano Station ( Jap. 富良野駅 , Furano-eki ) is a train station on the Japanese island of Hokkaido . It is located in the Sorachi sub-prefecture on the territory of the city of Furano .

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Furano is a separation station on the Nemuro main line , which runs from Takikawa via Obihiro and Kushiro to Nemuro . From this the Furano Line branches off to Asahikawa . Both lines are operated by the JR Hokkaido company.

On the main Nemuro line, regional trains run approximately every two hours from Takikawa via Furano to Shintoku . Regional trains on the Furano Line to Asahikawa run approximately every one to two hours. Two offers are mainly used for tourist excursion traffic: On certain days in summer the “Lavender Express” runs once a day from Sapporo via Takikawa to Furano and back again. The Furano Biei Norokko , consisting of a JNR class DE15 diesel locomotive and open observation car, runs once a day from Asahikawa to Furano and back on weekends in summer and early autumn.

A bus terminal is attached to the train station . Several lines operated by Furano Bus , Shimukappu Bus , Hokkaidō Chūō Bus and Dohoku Bus operate from here .

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The station, which faces north to south, has seven tracks, four of which are used for passenger traffic. They are located on two central platforms and are connected to the reception building on the west side of the facility by a covered overpass . A parallel overpass connects the western and eastern station forecourt. About 200 meters north of the passenger station there is a small freight station with a track that is used for loading and unloading ISO containers (mainly agricultural products during the harvest season).

Tracks

1 ▉  Nemuro main line Takikawa • Sapporo
2 ▉  Nemuro main line Shintoku • Obihiro • Kushiro
4 • 5 ▉  Furano line Asahikawa

history

Aerial view (1977)

The state company Hokkaidō Kansetsu Tetsudō had the order to promote the economic development of the island by building railway lines. For this purpose they built a route from Asahikawa towards the Hidaka Mountains . The section between Biei and Furano went into operation on August 1, 1900, with the station initially bearing the name Shimo-Furano ( 下 富良野 ). This was the end of the line for four months, until the section to Shikagoe followed on December 2, 1900. With the opening of the last missing section under the Karikachi Pass, there was a continuous connection from Asahikawa to Kushiro from 1907 . To shorten the travel route in the direction of Sapporo , the Railway Authority (later the Ministry of Railways ) built a direct route through the Sorachi Valley to Takikawa and put it into operation on November 10, 1913.

The station had thus become a traffic junction, which favored the further development of the city. On April 1, 1942, it was renamed from Shimo-Furano to Furano. For decades, Furano was an important express train stop, which changed with the opening of the Sekishō line , which ran further south . The introduction of tourist offers only partially compensated for the loss of importance. On March 14, 1985, the Japanese State Railways stopped checking baggage. As part of the privatization of the state railway, the station passed into the possession of the new company JR Hokkaido on April 1, 1987 .

Adjacent train stations

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 Lines
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Nokanan Nemuro line Nemuro Main Line
JR Hokkaido 		Nunobe
Gakuden Furano line Furano Line
JR Hokkaido 		The End

Web links

Commons : Furano Train Station  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kazuo Tanaka: 写真 で 見 る 北海道 の 鉄 道 (Hokkaidō's railroad in photos) . tape 1 . Hokkaidō Shimbunsha, Sapporo 2002, ISBN 978-4-89453-220-5 , pp. 312-313 .