title: Funaoka Station (Miyagi)
text: # 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
  