Kokufu-Tagajō Station
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).
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)