Ishikari-Futomi Station


Ishikari-Futomi Station is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is numbered G12.
Its name is derived from where it is located -- 當別太 and 美登江, and since there had been a station with the same name enunciatively, it is added with 石狩, 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".

Lines

Ishikari-Futomi Station is served by the Sasshō Line from to.

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. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Ishikari-Futomi Station opened on 20 November 1934.
Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and.