Hida-Furukawa Station

Hida-Furukawa Station

飛騨古川駅
Hida-Furukawa Station; 飛騨古川駅
	Hida-Furukawa Station in 2023
General information
Location	Furukawa-cho, Kanamori-cho, Hida-shi, Gifu-ken 509-4225; Japan
Coordinates	36°14′12″N 137°11′23″E / 36.236786°N 137.189645°E / 36.236786; 137.189645
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Takayama Main Line
Distance	151.3 km from Gifu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	25 October 1934
Location
	Hida-Furukawa Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Hida-Furukawa Station Hida-Furukawa Station (Japan)

Hida-Furukawa Station (飛騨古川駅, Hida-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Takayama Main Line in the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

Lines

Hida-Furukawa Station is served by the Takayama Main Line linking Gifu in Gifu Prefecture with Toyama in Toyama Prefecture. It is located 151.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Gifu.

Layout

The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takayama Main Line	for Toyama for Takayama and Gero
2, 3	■ Takayama Main Line	for Takayama and Gero

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Takayama Main Line
Hida-Kokufu	Local	Sugisaki
Takayama	Limited Express Hida	Inotani or Terminus

History

The station opened on 25 October 1934.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Central.^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 41
Hida City Office
Hida City Library

Hida City Office in October 2016
Hida City Library in October 2016

In popular culture

The station appeared in the 2016 animated film Your Name.^[2]

References

^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 167. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "The guide to Movie Locations of "Your name (Kimi No Na wa)"". Japan: Satoyama Office Project. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

External links

Media related to Hida-Furukawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 167. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[hidasatoyama-2] "The guide to Movie Locations of "Your name (Kimi No Na wa)"". Japan: Satoyama Office Project. 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.