Futamata Station (Hokkaido)

Coordinates: 42°34′33″N 140°19′15″E / 42.57583°N 140.32083°E / 42.57583; 140.32083
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Futamata Station

二股駅
Station building, converted from a former freight car
General information
LocationAza Futaba, Oshamambe, Yamakoshi, Hokkaido
(北海道山越郡長万部町字双葉)
Japan
Coordinates42°34′33″N 140°19′15″E / 42.57583°N 140.32083°E / 42.57583; 140.32083
Operated byHokkaido Railway Company
Line(s)Hakodate Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeS32
History
Opened1903
Passengers
1992[1]48 daily

Futamata Station (二股駅, Futamata-eki) is a railway station in Oshamambe, Hokkaidō, Japan operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Lines[edit]

Futamata Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line. It is numbered S32.

Station layout[edit]

Futamata Station has a single side platform.

Platforms[edit]

1  Hakodate Main Line for Oshamambe, Kutchan, Otaru, and Sapporo

Surroundings[edit]

  • Japane National Route 5 Route 5
  • Futamata Radium Onsen
  • Niseko Bus "Futamata Station" Bus Stop

History[edit]

Future plans[edit]

In June 2023, this station was selected to be among 42 stations on the JR Hokkaido network to be slated for abolition owing to low ridership.[2]

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Oshamanbe Local Kuromatsunai

References[edit]

  1. ^ Miyawaki, Shunzo (June 1993). Harada, Katsumasa (ed.). JR・私鉄全線各駅停車1 北海道630駅. Shogakukan. p. 44. ISBN 4-09-395401-1.
  2. ^ Sugiyama, Junichi (26 June 2023). "「JR北海道が42駅廃止検討」報道、宗谷本線の駅がごっそり消える?" [Report of JR Hokkaido regarding abolition of 42 Stations, majority of which are on the Soya Main Line]. MyNavi Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.