Furukawa Station 古川駅
General information
Location	1-7-35 Furukawa-ekimae Ōdōori, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6162 Japan
Coordinates	38°34′14″N 140°58′04″E / 38.570582°N 140.967722°E / 38.570582; 140.967722
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Shinkansen      Rikuu East Line
Distance	395.0 km (245.4 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 20, 1913; 110 years ago (1913-04-20)
Passengers
FY2018	4,879 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sendai towards Tokyo Tōhoku Shinkansen Hayabusa Kurikoma-Kōgen towards Shin-Aomori Tōhoku Shinkansen Yamabiko Kurikoma-Kōgen towards Morioka Tsukanome towards Shinjō Rikuu East Line Rikuzen-Yachi towards Kogota
Location
Furukawa Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Furukawa Station Furukawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Furukawa Station (古川駅, Furukawa-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Furukawa Station is served by the Tōhoku Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori, and also by the local East Rikuu Line. It is 395.0 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The Rikuu East Line has a single ground-level island platform at a right angle to the station building and the Shinkansen platforms. The elevated Shinkansen station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are equipped with platform screen doors. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on April 20, 1913. On June 11, 1915, it was renamed Rikuzen-Furukawa Station (陸前古川駅). On November 1, 1980, the station name was changed back to Furukawa Station, and the station was relocated to its present location. Tohoku Shinkansen services started on June 23, 1982. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,879 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• central Ōsaki city
• Furukawa Post Office