Funagata Station

Funagata Station 舟形駅
Funagata Station
Location	391-2, Funagata, Funagata, Mogami, Yamagata （山形県最上郡舟形町舟形391-2） Japan
Coordinates	38°41′30″N 140°18′58″E / 38.691708°N 140.316106°ECoordinates: 38°41′30″N 140°18′58″E / 38.691708°N 140.316106°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line
Connections	Bus stop
History
Opened	1902
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010)	83 daily

Funagata Station (舟形駅 Funagata-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Funagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Funagata Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 140.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Funagata station has two opposed side platforms. The station building is also the town’s Tourism and Local Products Promotion Center.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Murayama and Yamagata
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Shinjō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
Ashisawa		-	Shinjō

History

Funagata Station opened on July 21, 1902. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in March 1993.

Surrounding area

• Funagata Town Hall
• Japan National Route 13
• Funagata Post Office

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)