Kogota Station

Kogota Station
Kogota Station; 小牛田駅
	Kogota Station, June 2006
Location	Fujigasaki, Misato-machi, Tōda-gun, Miyagi-ken 987-0001; Japan
Coordinates	38°32′26″N 141°03′52″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line; ■ Ishinomaki Line; ■ Rikuu East Line;
Distance	395 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platform
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 16, 1890
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	2066
Services
Location
	Kogota Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Kogota Station Kogota Station (Japan)

Kogota Station (小牛田駅, Kogota-eki) is a junction railway station in the town of Misato, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kogota Station is served by three lines: the Tōhoku Main Line, the Ishinomaki Line, and the Rikuu East Line. It is located 395.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at Tokyo Station. It is the eastern terminus of the Rikuu East Line and the western terminus of the Ishinomaki Line. Most Kesennuma Line trains use Kogota station as their operating terminus, although the line physically ends at Maeyachi Station.

Station layout

Kogota Station has two island platforms serving four tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Rikuu East Line	for Furukawa, Naruko-Onsen, and Shinjō
1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Matsushima, Sendai, and Fukushima
2,3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Matsushima, Sendai, and Fukushima for Semine, Ishikoshi, and Ichinoseki
4	■ Ishinomaki Line	for Maeyachi, Ishinomaki, and Onagawa
	■ Kesennuma Line	for Yanaizu (temporarily suspended)
	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai (rapid services)
	■ Rikuu East Line	for Furukawa (direct services)

History

Kogota Station opened on April 16, 1890 on what would become the Tōhoku Main Line. The Ishinomaki Line opened on October 28, 1912, and the Rikuu Line (Rikuu East Line) opened on April 20, 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,066 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Kogota Post Office
National Route 108

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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 Kogota Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (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.