Naruko-Onsen Station

Naruko-Onsen Station (鳴子温泉駅, Naruko-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu East Line in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Naruko-Onsen Station

鳴子温泉駅
Naruko-Onsen Station in October 2010
LocationNaruko-Onsen-aze Yumoto 2-2, Ōsaki-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-6100
Japan
Coordinates38.7432°N 140.7161°E / 38.7432; 140.7161
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Rikuu East Line
Distance44.9 km from Kogota
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened18 April 1915
Previous namesNarugo (until 1997)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)226
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Nakayamadaira-Onsen
toward Shinjō
 Rikuu East Line Naruko-Gotenyu
toward Kogota
Location
Naruko-Onsen Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Naruko-Onsen Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 44.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kogota Station.[1]

Station layout

Naruko-Onsen Station has one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Rikuu East Line for Mogami and Shinjō
2 ■ Rikuu East Line for Furukawa and Kogota

History

The station opened on 18 April 1915 as Narugo Station (鳴子駅).[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.[1] It was renamed Naruko-Onsen Station on 22 March 1997.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 226 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 570. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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