Kokufu-Tagajō Station

38°18′04″N 140°59′39″E / 38.3011°N 140.9942°E / 38.3011; 140.9942Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Tōhoku Main LineDistance363.5 km from TokyoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks1Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1712HistoryOpenedSeptember 29, 2001PassengersFY20181085 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Rikuzen-Sannō towards Kuroiso		Tōhoku Main Line Local		Shiogama towards Morioka
Rikuzen-Sannō towards Sendai		Senseki-Tōhoku Line Rapid		Shiogama towards Ishinomaki

Location
Kokufu-Tagajō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Kokufu-Tagajō Station Kokufu-Tagajō Station (Japan) Show map of 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

External links

Media related to Kokufu-Tagajo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)