Kogota Station

Kogota Station
小牛田駅
Kogota Station, June 2006
Location Fujigasaki, Misato-machi, Tōda-gun, Miyagi-ken987-0001
Japan
Coordinates 38°32′26″N 141°03′52″E / 38.540666°N 141.064444°E / 38.540666; 141.064444Coordinates: 38°32′26″N 141°03′52″E / 38.540666°N 141.064444°E / 38.540666; 141.064444
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance 395 km from Tokyo
Platforms 2 island platform
Tracks 4
Other information
Status Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website Official website
History
Opened April 16, 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 2097
Location
Kogota Station
Location within Japan

Kogota Station (小牛田駅, Kogota-eki) is a railway station in the town of Misato, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kogota Station is served by three lines: the Tōhoku Main Line, the Ishinomaki Line, and the Rikuu East Line. It is located 395.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station. It is the eastern terminus of the Rikuu East Line and the western terminus of the Ishinomaki Line. Most Kesennuma Line trains use Kogota station as their operating terminus, although the line physically ends at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Kogota Station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Rikuu East Line for Furukawa, Naruko-Onsen, and Shinjō
■ Tōhoku Main Line for Matsushima, Sendai, and Fukushima
2,3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Matsushima, Sendai, and Fukushima
for Semine, Ishikoshi, and Ichinoseki
4 ■ Ishinomaki Line for Maeyachi, Ishinomaki, and Onagawa
■ Kesennuma Line for Yanaizu (temporarily suspended)
■ Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai (rapid services)
■ Rikuu East Line for Furukawa (direct services)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Sendai   Rapid Minami Sanriku   Wakuya
Matsuyama-Machi   Local   Tajiri
Ishinomaki Line
Terminus   Local   Kami-Wakuya
Rikuu East Line
Terminus   Local   Kitaura

History

Kogota Station opened on April 16, 1890 on what would become the Tōhoku Main Line. The Ishinomaki Line opened on October 28, 1912, and the Rikuu Line (Rikuu East Line) opened on April 20, 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 2,097 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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