Kokufu-Tagajō Station

Kokufu-Tagajō Station 国府多賀城駅
Kokufu-Tagajō Station, north exit, August 2006
General information
Location	Ukishima 1-9-22, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken Japan
Coordinates	38.3011°N 140.9942°E / 38.3011; 140.9942
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	363.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1712
History
Opened	September 29, 2001
Passengers
FY2018	1085
Services
Location Kokufu-Tagajō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Kokufu-Tagajō Station Kokufu-Tagajō Station (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).

Surrounding area

• Taga Castle ruins
• Tōhoku History Museum
• Tohoku Gakuin University School of Engineering, Tagajō campus

External links

Media related to Kokufu-Tagajo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)