Funato Station

Funato Station

船戸駅
Funato Station; 船戸駅
	Funato Station
General information
Location	204-1, Funato, Iwade-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6225; Japan
Coordinates	34°14′55″N 135°18′42″E / 34.248489°N 135.311653°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	T Wakayama Line
Distance	75.3 km (46.8 mi) from Ōji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 January 1899
Passengers
FY2019	256 daily
Services
Wakayama Line
	Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Location
	Funato Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Funato Station Funato Station (Japan)

Funato Station (船戸駅, Funato-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iwade, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Funato Station is served by the Wakayama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōji Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an open footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ T Wakayama Line	for Kokawa and Hashimoto
2	■ T Wakayama Line	for Wakayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Wakayama Line
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Iwade	Local	Kii-Ogura

History

Funato Station opened on January 1,1899 on the Kiwa Railway. The line was sold to the Kansai Railway in 1904, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 256 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding Area

Omiya Shrine
Iwade City Iwade Elementary School
old Yamato Kaido
Funatoyama Kofun

References

↑ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Funato Station (Wakayama) at Wikimedia Commons

Funato Station Official Site

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[Wakayama2019stats-1] 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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