Nishi-Furukawa Station
# Nishi-Furukawa Station

Nishi-Furukawa Station (西古川駅, Nishi-Furukawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Nishi-Furukawa Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 15.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station.

## Station layout

Nishi-Furukawa Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Mogami and Shinjō |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Rikuu East Line | for Furukawa and Kogota |

## History

Nishi-Furukawa Station opened on 20 April 1913 as Naka-Nitta Station (中新田駅). The station name was changed to its present name on 1 April 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

## Surrounding area

* Route 347
