Natori Station

Location
	Natori Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Natori Station Natori Station (Japan)

Natori Station

名取駅
Natori Station; 名取駅
	Natori Station, West Exit June 2008
General information
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
Operated by	JR East; Sendai Airport Transit; Japan Freight Railway Company;
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line; ■ Sendai Airport Line;
Distance	341.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 11, 1888
Previous names	Masada (to 1963)
Passengers
FY2018	12,927 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Natori Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture 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

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

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

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
2	■ Sendai Airport Line	for Sendai
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Sendai, Matsushima, and Kogota

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 12,927 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 4
Natori City Hall
Natori Post Office
Sapporo Beer Sendai Factory
Sendai Beer Garden

References

^ 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

Media related to Natori Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2018stats-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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