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Natori Station

Coordinates: station 38°10′23″N 140°52′57″E / 38.17306°N 140.88250°E / 38.17306; 140.88250
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Natori Station

名取駅
Natori Station, West Exit June 2008
General information
Location2 Masuda, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1224
Japan
Coordinatesstation 38°10′23″N 140°52′57″E / 38.17306°N 140.88250°E / 38.17306; 140.88250
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance341.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 11, 1888
Previous namesMasada (to 1963)
Passengers
FY201812,927 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Iwanuma
towards Fukushima
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid City Rabbit
Minami-Sendai
towards Sendai
Tatekoshi
towards Kuroiso
Tōhoku Main Line
Local
Minami-Sendai
towards Morioka
Tatekoshi
towards Shinagawa
Jōban Line
Local-Futsuu
Minami-Sendai
towards Sendai
Preceding station Sendai Airport Transit Following station
Sendai Airport
Terminus
Sendai Airport Line
Rapid
Sendai
Terminus
Morisekinoshita Sendai Airport Line
Local
Minami-Sendai
towards Sendai
Location
Natori Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Natori Station
Natori Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Natori Station is located in Japan
Natori Station
Natori Station
Natori Station (Japan)

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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See also

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References

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  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.
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