Futomi Station (Hokkaido)

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.

Etymology

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". 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 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.

History

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