Kokufu-Tagajō Station

Kokufu-Tagajō Station
Kokufu-Tagajō Station; 国府多賀城駅
	Kokufu-Tagajō Station, north exit, August 2006
Location	Ukishima 1-9-22, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken; Japan
Coordinates	38.3011°N 140.9942°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	363.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1712
History
Opened	September 29, 2001
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	1085
Services
Location
	Kokufu-Tagajō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Kokufu-Tagajō Station Kokufu-Tagajō Station (Japan)

Kokufu-Tagajō Station (国府多賀城駅, Kokufu-Tagajō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kokufu-Tagajō Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 363.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. Trains of the Senseki-Tohoku Line also stop at the station.

Station layout

The station has two side platforms with an elevated station building cantilevered over the tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Shiogama, Matsushima and Kogota
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai, Shiroishi and Fukushima

History

Kokufu-Tagajō Station opened on September 29, 2001. 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 1,085 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Taga Castle ruins
Tōhoku History Museum
Tohoku Gakuin University School of Engineering, Tagajō campus

References

各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

Media related to Kokufu-Tagajo Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-1] 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.