Natori Station
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Natori Station 名取駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Natori Station, West Exit June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Masuda, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1224 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | station 38°10′23″N 140°52′57″E / 38.17306°N 140.88250°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 341.4 km from Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | October 11, 1888 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Masada (to 1963) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2018 | 12,927 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natori Station (名取駅, Natori-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Natori, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also has a freight terminal operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Lines
[edit]Natori Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 341.4 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, and is the terminal station for the Sendai Airport Line.
Station layout
[edit]The station has one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks in total, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Iwanuma, Shiroishi, and Fukushima |
| ■ Joban Line | for Watari and Haranomachi | |
| ■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai Airport | |
| 2 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai |
| ■ Sendai Airport Line | for Sendai | |
| 3 | ■ Tōhoku Main Line | for Sendai, Matsushima, and Kogota |
History
[edit]Natori Station opened on October 11, 1888 as Masuda Station (増田駅). It adopted its present name on May 25, 1963. 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 12,927 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
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National Route 4- Natori City Hall
- Natori Post Office
- Sapporo Beer Sendai Factory
- Sendai Beer Garden
See also
[edit]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
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Media related to Natori Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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