Funato Station

Coordinates: 34°14′55″N 135°18′42″E / 34.248489°N 135.311653°E / 34.248489; 135.311653
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Funato Station

船戸駅
Funato Station
General information
Location204-1, Funato, Iwade-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-6225
Japan
Coordinates34°14′55″N 135°18′42″E / 34.248489°N 135.311653°E / 34.248489; 135.311653
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) T  Wakayama Line
Distance75.3 km (46.8 mi) from Ōji
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators West Japan Railway Company
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 January 1899 (1899-01-01)
Passengers
FY2019256 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Wakayama Line
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Iwade   Local   Kii-Ogura
Location
Funato Station is located in Wakayama Prefecture
Funato Station
Funato Station
Location within Wakayama Prefecture
Funato Station is located in Japan
Funato Station
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Platforms[edit]

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

Adjacent stations[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Surrounding Area[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

Media related to Funato Station (Wakayama) at Wikimedia Commons