Tagajō Station

Tagajō Station (多賀城駅, Tagajō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tagajō, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tagajō Station 多賀城駅
Tagajō Station in November 2009
General information
Location	2-7-1 Chuo, Tagajō-shi, Miyagi-ken 985-0873 Japan
Coordinates	38.2919°N 141.0055°E / 38.2919; 141.0055
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Senseki Line
Distance	12.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 5, 1925
Rebuilt	2013
Passengers
FY2018	7,201 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nakanosakae towards Aoba-dori Senseki Line Geba towards Ishinomaki
Location Tagajō Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Tagajō Station Tagajō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tagajō Station is served by the Senseki Line, and is located 12.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aoba-dōri.

Station layout

The station has one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-2	■ Senseki Line	for Sendai and Aoba-dōri
3	■ Senseki Line	for Matsushima-Kaigan and Takagimachi

History

Tagajō Station opened on June 5, 1925, as a station on the Miyagi Electric Railway. The line was nationalized on May 1, 1944. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. A new station building was completed in November 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 7,201 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Tagajō City Hall
• Ruins of Tagajō Temple
• Tagajō Post Office
• National Route 45

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan