is a junction

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in the town of

Misato, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 24,565 in 9109 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Misato is located in north-central M ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East).

Lines

Kogota Station is served by three lines: the

Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fukush ...

, the

Ishinomaki Line The is a railway line in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kogota Station in Misato with Onagawa Station in Onagawa, acting as a spur line from the Tōhoku Main Line to the central coast o ...

, and the

Rikuu East Line The is a railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kogota Station in Misato, Miyagi Prefecture to Shinjō Station in Shinjō, Yamagata Prefecture, acting as a connector between the Tōhoku Main ...

. It is located 395.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Tōhoku Main Line at

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. It is the eastern terminus of the Rikuu East Line and the western terminus of the Ishinomaki Line. Most

Kesennuma Line The is a local railway line in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connected Maeyachi Station in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi to Kesennuma Station in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi. The route links the north-eastern ...

trains use Kogota station as their operating terminus, although the line physically ends at

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Station layout

Kogota Station has two

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s serving four tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a "

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" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Kogota Station opened on April 16, 1890, on what would become the Tōhoku Main Line. The Ishinomaki Line opened on October 28, 1912, and the Rikuu Line (Rikuu East Line) opened on April 20, 1913. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2,066 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kogota Post Office *

References

External links

* {{East Rikuu Line Railway stations in Miyagi Prefecture Tōhoku Main Line Rikuu East Line Ishinomaki Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Misato, Miyagi Stations of East Japan Railway Company