Funaoka Station (Miyagi)
# Funaoka Station (Miyagi)

Funaoka Station (船岡駅, Funaoka-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shibata, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Funaoka Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 323.1 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Shiroishi, Fukushima, Kōriyama |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Iwanuma,Natori and Sendai |

## History

Funaoka Station opened on February 25, 1929. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,326 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Shibata City Hall
* Shibata Post Office
* site of Shibata Castle
* Sendai University
