Tatekoshi Station

Tatekoshi Station
館腰駅

Tatekoshi Station, West Exit December 2007
Location 4-18-11 Uematsu, Natori, Miyagi
（宮城県名取市植松四丁目18-11）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Tōhoku Main Line
History
Opened 1985
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2013) 2224 daily

Tatekoshi Station (館腰駅 Tatekoshi-eki) is a railway station on the Tōhoku Main Line in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Until the introduction of the Sendai Airport Access Line, it was the most direct point of access to Sendai Airport by a connecting bus service. The bus service still operates.


Lines

Tatekoshi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 337.90 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.

Station layout

Tatekoshi Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by an overhead passageway.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tōhoku Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Iwanuma   Local   Natori

History

Tatekoshi Station opened on April 22, 1985. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

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Coordinates: 38°08′36″N 140°52′49″E / 38.1431975°N 140.8802605°E / 38.1431975; 140.8802605

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