Futomi Station (Hokkaido)
Futomi Station (太美駅, Futomi-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G12.[1]
Futomi Station 太美駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ishikari-Futomi Station, October 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Tōbetsu, Ishikari District Hokkaido Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sasshō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.3 km (12.0 mi) from Sōen | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | G12 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 November 1934 | ||||||||||
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| FY1969 | 730 daily | ||||||||||
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Its name is derived from where it is located -- 當別太 (Tōbetsubuto) and 美登江 (Bitoe), and since there had been a station with the same name enunciatively, it is added with 石狩 (Ishikari), a short-lived province located in Hokkaidō. In addition, the area's names Tōbetsubuto and Bitoe are respectively from Ainu to-pet-put, meaning "estuary rises in a lake", and pon-pit-o-i, meaning "a place with a lot of gravel". However, JR Hokkaido has changed its station name from "Ishikari-Futomi" to "Futomi" since 12 March 2022.
Lines
Futomi Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.
Station layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks on the otherwise single-track section of the line east of Ainosato-Kyōikudai Station.[2] The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers.[3] The station is unattended.
History
Ishikari-Futomi Station opened on 20 November 1934.[4]
Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.[2]
References
- "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- Nomura, Yukihiro (August 2012). "札沼線電化事業の概要" [Outline of Sasshō Line Electrification Project]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 340. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 4–9.
- "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 187. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.