Ishikoshi Station

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

Ishikoshi Station

石越駅
Ishikoshi Station; 石越駅
	Ishikoshi Station, September 2012
General information
Location	Nishimikado-oki, Nango, Ichikoshi-cho, Tome-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-4703; Japan
Coordinates	38°46′08″N 141°09′33″E / 38.76889°N 141.15917°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tōhoku Main Line
Distance	423.5 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed (Automatic ticket vending machines available)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 April 1890; 134 years ago
Passengers
FY2018	306 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Ishikoshi Station Location within Miyagi Prefecture Ishikoshi Station Ishikoshi Station (Japan)

Ishikoshi Station (石越駅, Ishikoshi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ishikoshi Station is served by the Tōhoku Main Line, and is located 423.5 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Ishikoshi Station has one island platform and one side platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unmanned but has automatic ticket vending machines.

Platforms

1	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Hanaizumi and Ichinoseki
2	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for starting trains in both directions
3	■ Tōhoku Main Line	for Kogota and Sendai

History

Ishikoshi Station opened on 16 April 1890. The Kurihara Den'en Railway Line also served this station from 1921 to 2007. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987. A new station building was completed on 31 July 2011.^{[citation needed]}. Ishikoshi station is the terminus for the Tōhoku Main Line in Miyagi. Trains to Iwate are available but must be changed to at the station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 306 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Ishikoshi Post Office
former Ishikoshi Town Hall

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

Official website (in Japanese)

[jreast2016stats-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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