title: Funehiki Station
text: # Funehiki Station
  
  Funehiki Station (船引駅, Funehiki-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Funehiki Station is served by the Ban'etsu East Line, and is located 62.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Iwaki.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Ban'etsu East Line | for Miharu and Kōriyama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Ban'etsu East Line | for Ononiimachi and Iwaki |
  
  ## History
  
  Funehiki Station opened on March 21, 1915. 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 799 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 288
  * National Route 349
  * Funehiki Post Office
  * Tamura City Hall
  