Natori Station

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	Natori Station, West Exit June 2008
General information
Location	2 Masuda
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Tōhoku Main Line

Natori Station (名取駅, Natori-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Natori, Miyagi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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 Station. It is also served by the Joban Line, whose trains run past the official terminus at Iwanuma Station on to Sendai Station, and is the terminal station for the Sendai Airport Line.

Station layout

Natori Station has one side platform and one island platform, serving three tracks in total, connected to the station building by an overhead passageway. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Iwanuma, Shiroishi, and Fukushima
	■ Joban Line	for Watari and Hamayoshida
	■ Sendai Airport Line	for Sendai Airport
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Miyagi
2	■ Sendai Airport Line	for Sendai
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai, Matsushima, and Kogota

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tōhoku Main Line
Iwanuma	Rapid	Miyagi
Tatekoshi	Local	Minami-Sendai
Sendai Airport Line
Sendai Airport	Rapid	Miyagi
Morisekinoshita	Local	Minami-Sendai

History

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.