Atago Station (Miyagi)

Atago Station (愛宕駅, Atago-eki) is a railway station in the town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Atago Station 愛宕駅
Atago Station platforms in July. 2022
General information
Location	Takagi, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-0215 Japan
Coordinates	38.3974°N 141.065°E / 38.3974; 141.065
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	377.2 km from Tokyo
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 1, 1962
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Matsushima towards Kuroiso Tōhoku Main Line Local Shinainuma towards Morioka
Location Atago Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Atago Station Atago Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Atago Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 377.2 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms. There is no station building and the station is unattended.

Platforms

east side	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Matsushima and Sendai
west side	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kogota and Ichinoseki

History

Atago Station opened on July 1, 1962. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Atago Post Office
• Matsushima Junior High School
• Matsushima Second Elementary School
• National Route 45
• National Route 346

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Atago Station (Miyagi) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)