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in located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the private railway operator

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Lines

Furuichi Station is served by the

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, and is located 18.3 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Abenobashi Station. It is also a

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of the Kintetsu Nagano Line and is 12.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Kawachinagano Station.

Station layout

The station was consists of two ground-level

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s connected by an elevated station building.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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Bus services

Kintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. - Furuichi-ekimae *Platform 1 **Route 64 for -ekimae via Karusato and Nonoue **Route 74 for Fujiidera-ekimae via Karusato, Nonaka, and Fujigaoka **Route 77 for Fujiidera-ekimae via Habikino City Hall and Fujigaoka **Route 84 for

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Habikino Campus via Karusato and Habikiyama Jutaku **Route 85 for Momoyamada Nichome and Gakuen-mae Gochome via Karusato and Habikiyama Jutaku *Platform 2 **Route 81 for Habikigaoka-nishi Gochome via Karusato and Habikiyama Jutaku **Route 82 for Shitennoji University via Karusato and Habikiyama Jutaku Habikino Loop Bus - Furuichi-eki-suji (along Japan National Route 170)

History

Furuichi Station opened on March 24, 1898.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 20,937 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Furuichi Depot *Habikino City Hall *Habikino Police Station *Konda Hachimangu *Tomb of

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no Mikoto *Shiratori Jinja Shrine *Kintetsu Plaza

References

External links

Kintetsu: Furuichi Station
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Habikino {{Osaka-railstation-stub