is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the Fūren neighborhood of the city of Nayoro, Hokkaidō,

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. It is operated by JR Hokkaido.

Lines

The station is served by the Soya Main Line from to and is located 68.1 km from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two staggered

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s and two tracks connected by a footbridge. However, the station was remodeled to a single track structure by 1999, with Platform 2 no longer in use. The station is unattended. JR Soya-Main-Line Furen Station Platform.jpg, Platform JR Soya-Main-Line Furen Station Overpass.jpg, Overpass JR Soya-Main-Line Furen Station-name signboard.jpg, Signage

History

The station was opened as on 3 September 1903. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido. The station building was rebuilt in 1989.

Passenger statistics

During fiscal 2023, the station was used on average by 32 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* former Furen town hall * Japan National Route 40

External links

JR Furen Station

Reference

{{DEFAULTSORT:Furen Station Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903 Nayoro