Tatekoshi Station

Tatekoshi Station

館腰駅
Tatekoshi Station; 館腰駅
	West Exit in May, 2021
General information
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
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
Passengers
FY2018	2350 daily
Services
Location
	Tatekoshi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Tatekoshi Station Tatekoshi Station (Japan)

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.

Lines edit

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 edit

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

Platforms edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Surrounding area edit

Tatekoshi Post Office
Tatekoshi Shrine
Sendai Airport

References edit

^ 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 edit

Media related to Tatekoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[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.

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