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Futomi Station 太美駅
Ishikari-Futomi Station, October 2012
General information
Location	Tōbetsu, Ishikari District Hokkaido Prefecture Japan
Operated by	[REDACTED] JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sasshō Line
Distance	19.3 km (12.0 mi) from Sōen
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	G12
History
Opened	20 November 1934; 90 years ago (1934-11-20)
Passengers
FY1969	730 daily
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] JR Hokkaido Following station ROYCE' Towntowards Sapporo Sasshō Line Tōbetsutowards Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku

Futomi Station (太美駅, Futomi-eki) is a railway station on the Sasshō Line in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered G12.

Its name is derived from where it is located -- 當別太 (Tōbetsubuto) and 美登江 (Bitoe), and since there had been a station with the same name enunciatively, it is added with 石狩 (Ishikari), 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". However, JR Hokkaido has changed its station name from "Ishikari-Futomi" to "Futomi" since 12 March 2022.

Lines

Futomi Station is served by the Sasshō Line (Gakuen Toshi Line) from Sapporo to Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.

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.

History

Ishikari-Futomi Station opened on 20 November 1934.

Electric services commenced from 1 June 2012, following electrification of the line between Sapporo and Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
2. ^ Nomura, Yukihiro (August 2012). "札沼線電化事業の概要" [Outline of Sasshō Line Electrification Project]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41, no. 340. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 4–9.
3. "Service Range Kitaca". JR Hokkaido. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
4. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 187. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

43°11′23″N 141°26′57″E / 43.1897°N 141.4491°E / 43.1897; 141.4491

• Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company
• Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1934
• Tōbetsu, Hokkaido