Kado Station

Location
	Kado Station Location within Akita Prefecture Kado Station Kado Station (Japan)

Kado Station

鹿渡駅
Kado Station; 鹿渡駅
	Kado Station (3 March 2019)
General information
Location	Higashinihonyanagi Kado, Mitane-sho, Yamamoto-gun, Akita-ken 018-2104; Japan
Coordinates	40°2′40.69″N 140°4′57.25″E / 40.0446361°N 140.0825694°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	338.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	August 1, 1902
Passengers
FY2018	135 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Kado Station Location within Akita Prefecture Kado Station Kado Station (Japan)

Kado Station (鹿渡駅, Kado-eki)is a railway station in the town of Mitane, Yamamoto District, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kado Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 338.4 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Kado Station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. Track 2 is used primarily for freight trains changing direction. Kado Station is a simple consignment station, administered by Higashi-Noshiro Station, and operated by Mitane municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale (no connecting tickets).

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
2	■ Ōu Main Line	freight train siding
3	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Kado Station was opened on August 1, 1902 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the town of Kado, Akita. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railways) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 7
Kotooka Post Office
Kotooka Junior High School

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 22 January 2020.

External links

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 22 January 2020.

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