Tatekoshi Station

Tatekoshi Station
館腰駅
Tatekoshi Station, West Exit December 2007
Location 4-18-11 Uematsu, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1226
Japan
Coordinates 38°08′36″N 140°52′49″E / 38.1431975°N 140.8802605°E / 38.1431975; 140.8802605Coordinates: 38°08′36″N 140°52′49″E / 38.1431975°N 140.8802605°E / 38.1431975; 140.8802605
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance 337.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened July 25, 1932
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 2281 daily
Location
Tatekoshi Station
Location within Japan

Tatekoshi Station (館腰駅, Tatekoshi-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Until the introduction of the Sendai Airport Access Line, it was the most direct point of access to Sendai Airport by a connecting bus service. The bus service still operates.

Lines

Tatekoshi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 337.9 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.

Station layout

Tatekoshi Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Iwanuma   Local   Natori

History

Tatekoshi Station opened on April 22, 1985. 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 2,281 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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