Natori Station

Natori Station
名取駅
Natori Station, West Exit June 2008
Location 2 Masuda, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1224
Japan
Coordinates station 38°10′23″N 140°52′57″E / 38.17306°N 140.88250°E / 38.17306; 140.88250Coordinates: station 38°10′23″N 140°52′57″E / 38.17306°N 140.88250°E / 38.17306; 140.88250
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 341.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened October 11, 1888
Previous names Masada (to 1963)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 12,508 daily
Location
Natori Station
Location within Japan

Natori Station (名取駅, Natori-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Natori, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines

Natori Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 341.4 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo. It is also served by the Joban Line, whose trains run past the official terminus at Iwanuma Station on to Sendai, and is the terminal station for the Sendai Airport Line.

Station layout

Natori Station has one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks in total, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Iwanuma, Shiroishi, and Fukushima
■ Joban Line for Watari and Haranomachi
■ Sendai Airport Line for Sendai Airport
2 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai
■ Sendai Airport Line for Sendai
3 ■ Tōhoku Main Line for Sendai, Matsushima, and Kogota

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Iwanuma   Rapid   Sendai
Tatekoshi   Local   Minami-Sendai
Sendai Airport Line
Sendai Airport   Rapid   Sendai
Morisekinoshita   Local   Minami-Sendai

History

Natori Station opened on October 11, 1888 as Masuda Station (増田駅). It adopted its present name on May 25, 1963. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 12,508 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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