Tatekoshi Station

Tatekoshi Station (館腰駅, Tatekoshi-eki) is a railway station 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.

Tatekoshi Station

館腰駅
Tatekoshi Station, West Exit December 2007
Location4-18-11 Uematsu, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1226
Japan
Coordinates38.1431975°N 140.8802605°E / 38.1431975; 140.8802605
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
Distance337.9 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 25, 1932
Passengers
FY20182350 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwanuma
toward Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Natori
toward Morioka
Iwanuma
toward Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Natori
toward Sendai
Location
Tatekoshi Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Tatekoshi Station
Tatekoshi Station (Japan)

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

The 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

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 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,350 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.

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